''Khichdi'' is a Hindi language sitcom produced by

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in association with Hats Off Productions, which debuted on

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on 10 September 2002. The series has been rerun on

and its sister channels several times. It served as the first series in the '' Khichdi franchise''. The second series in the franchise was called ''

Instant Khichdi ''Instant Khichdi'' is an Indian sitcom that aired on STAR One from 1 July 2005 to 7 August 2005. The series served as the second season of ''Khichdi'' franchise and a sequel to the show '' Khichdi'', which aired on STAR Plus channel. The show h ...

'', which aired on Star Plus's sister channel,

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. The reruns have aired on several channels including

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and Pogo. A twenty-episode third series also titled ''

Khichdi ''Khichdi'' or ''khichri'' (, , , , Odia: ଖେଚୁଡି) is a dish in South Asian cuisine made of rice and lentils (''dal'') with numerous variations. Variations include ''bajra'' and mung ''dal'' ''khichri''. In Indian culture, in ...

'' premiered on 14 April 2018 on StarPlus.

Premise

''Khichdi'' follows the story of a Gujarati family called Parekhs, who lives in an old mansion. The joint family encounters many typically Indian situations, but they try to solve it in the most atypical fashion imaginable. This is a funny bunch of people that are firmly united in their movement to get separated. They want to sell their ancestral property and move out and form their own nuclear families. But the head of their family does not agree. He gives them the choice to walk out and survive on their own, but nobody is ready to let go of the money that is due to them. So they stay together and wait for the 'head' to change his mind or stop breathing, whichever happens first. And this is where the upwardly mobile middle-class joint family faces its trials and tribulations. ''Khichdi'' examines the lighter side of an Indian joint family.

Characters

Main

Guest appearances

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as School Teacher *

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as various characters' * Amit Singh Thakur as George Fernandaz, Melissa's father * Anurag Prapanna as Pritam Bharadwaj *

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as Sandhya * Arvind Vaidya as Chandrakant Seth * Asha Bachani as Shiela Fernandaz, Melissa's mother * Dilip Rawal as Inspector Dheeman Zhaveri *

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as various characters *

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as various characters *

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as grown-up Jacky * Kalpana Diwan as Jagdamba Maami *

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as Rambha *

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as School Principal's bodyguard *

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as Honey Mehta * Mayank Tandon as Hoshi * Nitin Vakharia as Hotel Manager *

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as Jyotsana Bai * Prakash Bharadwaj as various characters * Pratima T. as Hasumati Ben * Rajesh Kumar as Chaggan / Vinod Kumar *

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as Hemlata Seth * Sharad Sharma as Khabheja *

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as herself *

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as Manthara *

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as herself, in the

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special episode * Suchita Trivedi as Mayuraakshi * Tapan Bhatt as Rajesh Gulati * Vaishali Parmar as Praveena * Vipra Rawal as Rekha Miss * Utkarsh Mazumdar as various characters

Awards and nominations

''Khichdi'' has been almost continuously awarded television awards ever since its debut

Indian Television Academy Awards

Winner *2004: Best Actress-Comedy -

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as ''Hansa''

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Winner *2003: TV Actor in a Comic Role (Female) -

as ''Hansa'' *2004: BEST Actor in a Comic Role (Male) - Rajeev Mehta as ''Praful'' *2004: Sitcom Writer of the Year - Aatish Kapadia Nominated *2003: TV Child Artiste of the Year - Yash Mittal as ''Jacky'' *2004: The TV Sitcom / Comedy programme of the Year *2004: Lyricist of the Year - Aatish Kapadia *2004: Music Director of the Year - Uttank Vora *2004: Director of the Year (Sitcom) - Aatish Kapadia *2004: Child Artiste of the Year (Female) - Richa Bhadra as ''Chakki'' *2004: Child Artiste of the Year (Male) - Yash Mittal as ''Jacky'' *2004: Actor in a Comic Role (Male) - Rajeev Mehta as ''Praful'' *2004: Actor in a Comic Role (Male) - Anang Desai as ''Tulsidas Parekh'' *2004: Actor in a Comic Role (Female) -

as ''Hansa'' *2004: Actor in a Comic Role (Female) -

Vandana Pathak Vandana Vaidya Pathak is an Indian actress who appears in Hindi films, stage and television. She is popular for her role as Jayshree Parekh in the ''Khichdi'' franchise; as well as her antagonistic role of Gaura in the soap opera '' Saath Nibha ...

as ''Jayshree'' *2004: Ensemble (complete star cast of a programme) *2004: The Weekly Serial of the year *2004: Scriptwriter of the year - Aatish Kapadia

References

External links

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Khichdi officially uploaded Episodes

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