''Instant Khichdi'' is an Indian

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that aired on

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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 ''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 ...

'', which aired on

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channel. The show has been made into a film: '' Khichdi: The Movie''.

Plot

The series portrays the life of an eccentric

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joint family living in

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. 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

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, 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

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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.

Cast

Anang Desai Anang Desai (born 4 May 1953) is an Indian film and television actor. Desai has appeared in more than 80 television shows and is popularly known for his portrayal of the character Babuji in the television series Khichdi and its eponymous film. ...

as Tulsidas Parekh a.k.a. Babuji: Praful, Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's father; Hansa, Jayashree, Melissa and Bhavesh Kumar's father-in-law; Damyanti's widower; Tiwariben's son and Jackky and Chakki's grandfather *

Rajeev Mehta Rajeev Mehta is an Indian actor working in Hindi TV shows and Bollywood movies. He is well known for his comic role as Praful Parekh in the TV drama ''Khichdi'' and as Arvind Thakkar in ''Baa Bahoo Aur Baby''. His cameo in the cult movie Range ...

as Praful Tulsidas Parekh:Tulsidas and Damyanti's elder son; Hansa's husband; Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's elder brother and Chakki's father. *

Supriya Pathak Supriya Pathak (born 7 January 1961) is an Indian actress who works in Gujarati and Hindi films and television. She has received multiple awards including three Filmfare Awards for Best Supporting Actress. She is mostly popular for playing the ...

as Hansa Praful Parekh: Praful's wife; Chandrakant's daughter; Himanshu's elder sister; Tulsidas's eldest daughter-in-law and Chakki's mother. *

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 Bharat Parekh:Tulsidas's widowed second daughter-in-law; Bharat's widow; Jignesh's elder sister and Jackky's mother. *

Jamnadas Majethia Jamnadas Majethia (JD) (born 5 February 1969) is an Indian actor, director and producer. He is well known for his work in Gujarati language, Gujarati and Hindi language, Hindi plays, dramas, serials & film. Having given successful shows like '' ...

as Himanshu Chandrakant Seth: Hansa's younger brother; Behen Parminder's husband. * Richa Bhadra as Chakki Praful Parekh:Hansa and Praful's daughter. Jackky's cousin and Tulsidas's granddaughter. * Yash Mittal as Jackky Bharat Parekh: Jayashree and Bharat's son; Chakki's cousin and Tulsidas's grandson. * Amit Varma as Raju Tulsidas Parekh *

Tina Parekh Tina Parekh is an Indian Television actress and voice actress. She is best known for her roles as Shruti Om Agarwal in ''Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii'', as Mukti Deshmukh in '' Kasautii Zindagii Kay'' and as Melissa in ''Khichdi'' and ''Instant Khich ...

as Melissa Raju Parekh * Arya Rawal as Heera Tulsidas Parekh: Tulsidas's eldest daughter; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Meera's sister. *

Kamlesh Oza Kamlesh Oza is an Indian television actor. He is notable for playing the role of Hemal Thakkar in Hats Off Productions' '' Baa Bahoo Aur Baby'' which is aired on STAR Plus, Bhavesh Kumar in ''Instant Khichdi''. Bansuriwala in crime patrol s ...

as Bhavesh Kumar * Aatish Kapadia as Jignesh *

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as Parminder Singh: Bhai Parminder and Behen Parminder's brother. * Anokhi Srivastava as Parminder Himanshu Seth: Bhai Parminder and Parminder Singh's sister and Himanshu's wife. * Sweety Nayak as Madhuri *

Lily Patel ''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 ...

as Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a. Badi Maa * Deepesh Shah as Inspector Dheeman (and various characters) *

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as Mira Tulsidas Parekh (archived footage)

Guest appearances

Delnaaz Irani Delnaaz Irani is an Indian actress. She is known for her role of Kavita Vinod Verma in '' Yes Boss'' and Jaspreet "Sweetu" Kapoor in ''Kal Ho Naa Ho''. Irani also participated in '' Nach Baliye 1'' and '' Bigg Boss 6''. Career Delnaaz debuted ...

as Shehnaaz *

Sachin Shroff Sachin Shroff (born 17 December 1972) is a businessman and TV personality. He is an actor, anchor and dancer. He played Gyan in ''Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai'' and Arjun in ''Naaginn''. Other appearances include ''Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka'', '' Saat ...

as Pranay *

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as Nisha * Kalpana Diwan as Jagdamba Maami (photo) *

Kishwer Merchantt Kishwer Merchant Rai (born 3 February 1981) is an Indian television actress and model. Merchant is well known for acting in the shows ''Hip Hip Hurray'', '' Ek Hasina Thi'', '' Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyaar'', ''Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal'', '' ...

as Rambha * Shabnam Sayed as Kaamna *

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as Mr. Mehta *

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as 'Vodka' Genie *

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as Sandhya Devi * Aanchal Dwivedi as Savitri *

Shweta Kawatra Shweta Kawatra (born 10 February 1976) is an Indian actress, model and television presenter. Personal life She is married to TV actor Manav Gohil. They participated in the dance competition show Nach Baliye where Manav was awarded best dancer ...

as Cindy *

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as Wilson *

Chetan Hansraj Chetan Hansraj (born 15 June 1972) is an Indian film and television actor. Career Hansraj started his career as a child actor in 1980, doing over 250 press advertisements and 30 ad films, and his debut film ''Kook Doo Koo'' was selected for th ...

as Rakesh * Dimple Shah as Hetal * Jignesh Joshi as Manish (and other characters) * Cast of ''

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'' in the crossover episode

Awards and nominations

Indian Telly Awards

Winner * 2005: Best Actor in a Comic Role ( Female ) -

as ''Hansa'' * 2005: Best Child Artiste (Male) - Yash Mittal as ''Jacky'' Nominated * 2005: Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer - Aatish Kapadia * 2005: Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) - Vandana Pathak as ''Jayshree'' * 2005: Best Actor in Comic Role (Male) - Rajeev Mehta as ''Praful'' * 2005: Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme

References

External links

''Instant Khichdi'' official site on STAR One
{{STAR One Star One (Indian TV channel) original programming Indian comedy television series 2005 Indian television series debuts Television series about dysfunctional families 2005 Indian television series endings Television shows adapted into films Hats Off Productions