Instant Khichdi
| Instant Khichdi | |
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 The logo image of Instant Khichdi | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Starring | See below |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language(s) | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 200 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approximately 25 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | STAR One |
| Picture format | 480i SDTV |
| Original run | 2005 – 2006 (reaired many times) |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Khichdi |
| Followed by | Khichdi: The Movie |
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 show has been made into a film: Khichdi: The Movie.
Plot
The series portrays the life of an eccentric Gujarati joint family living in Bombay. The family is led by the elderly Tulsidas Parekh and consists of his offspring, who 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.
-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 new-found wealth. They live on in their own eccentric way, trying to ace 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. It 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.
Cast
- Anang Desai ... Tulsidas Parekh a.k.a Babuji
- Rajeev Mehta ... Praful Tulsidas Parekh
- Supriya Pathak ... Hansa Praful Parekh
- Vandana Pathak ... Jayashree Bharat Parekh
- Jamnadas Majethia ... Himanshu Chandrakant Sheth
- Richa Bhadra ... Chakki Praful Parekh
- Yash Mittal ...Jacky Bharat Parekh
- Amit Varma ... Raju Tulsidas Parekh
- Tina Parekh ... Melissa Raju Parekh
- Arya Rawal ... Heera Tulsidas Parekh
- Kamlesh Oza ...Bhaveshkumar
- Aatish Kapadia ...Jignesh
- Girish Sahdev ...Parminder Singh
- Anokhi Srivastava ... Parminder Himanshu Sheth
- Sweety Nayak ...Madhuri
- Lily Patel ... Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a Badi Maa
- Dinyar Contractor ...Mr. Mehta
- Ami Trivedi ... Mira Bhaveshkumar Parekh (appears in flashbacks of Khichdi)
Guest Appearances
- Chetan Hansraj ... Rakesh Beggar[1]
- Delnaaz Irani ...Shehnaaz
- Deven Bhojani ...'Vodka' Genie
- Disha Vakani ...Nisha
- Eva Ahuja ...Priya
- Kishwar Merchant ...Rambha
- Manav Gohil ...Wilson
- Sachin Shroff ...Pranay
- Shweta Kawatra ...Cindy[2]
Awards & Nominations
Indian Telly Awards
Winner
- 2005: Best Actor in a Comic Role ( Female ) - Supriya Pathak as Hansa[3]
- 2005: Best Child Artiste (Male) - Yash Mittal as Jacky
Nominated
- 2005: Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer - Aatish Kapadia[4]
- 2005: Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) - Vandana Pathak as Jayshree[5]
- 2005: Best Actor in Comic Role (Male) - Rajeev Mehta as Praful
- 2005: Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme