| Instant Khichdi | |
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The logo image of "Instant Khichdi". |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | Total 200 |
| Production | |
| Running time | Approx. 25 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | STAR One |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original run | 2005 – 2006(reaired many times) |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | Khichdi |
Instant Khichdi is an Indian sitcom aired on STAR One. The series is the sequel to the show Khichdi, which aired on STAR Plus channel. The serial has been made into a movie Khichdi - The Movie.
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The series portrays the life of an eccentric Gujarati joint family living in Mumbai. The family is led by the elderly Tulsidas Parekh and consists of his offsprings, which he acquired at a local carnival. The first season, particularly the initial episodes, focus on the idiosyncratic members of the family who are only united by their desire to separate from each other. Since the patriarch does not permit them to sell off their house and separate into nuclear families, they live on hoping that he changes his mind or passes away. Eventually, they move into a much larger house left behind by a deceased aunt. And they become overnight millionaires when they discover oil in their older property.The second season portrays humorous depictions of a bourgeois family that is trying to settle itself into higher society with their newfound wealth. They live on in their own eccentric way, trying to ape the lives of the super-rich.
The first season portrayed the trials and tribulations of a joint family and often touched an emotional cord. Later on, particularly in the second season the show started focusing more on the situational comedy, as the characters started fitting themselves into their eccentricities. Several new characters were added during the course of the show.The show is largely episodic with most plots running for one or two episodes. At times it runs into subplots that last a few episodes such as the marriages of Miraben, Raju, and Himanshu. Rarely, episodes run into flashback such as the marriage of Praful and Hansa.
In 2002 and 2003, Supriya Pathak as Hansa Parekh on STAR Plus' Khichdi won the "Best Television Actor in a Comic Role (Female)" award.