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{{Infobox television<br />
| name = Instant Khichdi<br />
| image = Khichdi2.jpg<br />
| caption = Logo<br />
| genre = [[Sitcom]] <br />
| creator =<br />
| developer =<br />
| writer =<br />
| director =<br />
| creative_director =<br />
| presenter =<br />
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]<br />
| opentheme =<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi]]<br />
| num_seasons = 1<br />
| num_episodes = 38<br />
| producer =<br />
| editor =<br />
| runtime = approximately 25 minutes <br />
| channel = [[STAR One]]<br />
| picture_format = 480i<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|7|1}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|2005|8|7}}<br />
| preceded_by = ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]''<br />
| followed_by = ''[[Khichdi (2018 TV series)|Khichdi Returns]]''<br />
}}<br />
'''''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)|''Khichdi'' franchise]] and a sequel to the show ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]'', which aired on [[STAR Plus]] channel. The show has been made into a film: ''[[Khichdi: The Movie]]''.<br />
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==Plot==<br />
The series portrays the life of an eccentric [[Gujarati people|Gujarati]] joint family living in [[Mumbai]]. 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.<br />
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-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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Anang Desai]] as Tulsidas Parekh a.k.a. Babuji<br />
* [[Rajeev Mehta]] as Praful Tulsidas Parekh<br />
* [[Supriya Pathak]] as Hansa Praful Parekh<br />
* [[Vandana Pathak]] as Jayshree Bharat Parekh<br />
* [[Jamnadas Majethia]] as Himanshu Jayantilal Seth<br />
* [[Richa Bhadra]] as Chakki Praful Parekh<br />
* Yash Mittal as Jackky Bharat Parekh<br />
* [[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Varma]] as Raju Tulsidas Parekh<br />
* [[Tina Parekh]] as Melissa Raju Parekh<br />
* [[Ami Trivedi]] as Meera Tulsidas Parekh<br />
* Arya Rawal as Heera Tulsidas Parekh<br />
* [[Kamlesh Oza]] as Bhavesh Kumar<br />
* Aatish Kapadia as Jignesh<br />
* [[Gireesh Sahedev]] as Parminder Singh<br />
* Anokhi Srivastava as Parminder Himanshu Seth<br />
* Sweety Nayak as Madhuri<br />
* [[Lily Patel]] as Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a. Badi Maa<br />
* [[Dinyar Contractor]] as Mr. Mehta<br />
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===Guest appearances===<br />
* Aanchal Dwivedi as Savitri<br />
* [[Kishwer Merchantt]] as Rambha<br />
* [[Delnaaz Irani]] as Shehnaaz<br />
* [[Smita Singh]] as Saadhvi Sandhya Devi<br />
* [[Deven Bhojani]] as 'Vodka' Genie<br />
* [[Disha Vakani]] as Nisha<br />
* [[Sachin Shroff]] as Pranay<br />
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] as Cindy<br />
* [[Manav Gohil]] as Wilson<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
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=== Indian Telly Awards ===<br />
'''Winner'''<br />
* 2005: '''Best Actor in a Comic Role ( Female )''' - [[Supriya Pathak]] as ''Hansa''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm|title=Winners list of the Indian Telly Awards 2005|access-date=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917175616/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/winners.htm|archive-date=17 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
* 2005: '''Best Child Artiste (Male)''' - Yash Mittal as ''Jacky''<br />
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'''Nominated'''<br />
* 2005: '''Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer''' - Aatish Kapadia<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/tec_nom.htm|title=Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 - Technical}}</ref><br />
* 2005: '''Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female)''' - Vandana Pathak as ''Jayshree''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/pop_nom.htm|title=Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 - Popular|access-date=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025305/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/pop_nom.htm|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
* 2005: '''Best Actor in Comic Role (Male)''' - Rajeev Mehta as ''Praful''<br />
* 2005: '''Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme '''<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090413030246/http://starone.indya.com/serials/khichdi/ ''Instant Khichdi'' official site on STAR One]<br />
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{{Khichdi franchise}}<br />
{{STAR One}}<br />
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[[Category:Star One (Indian TV channel) original programming]]<br />
[[Category:Indian comedy television series]]<br />
[[Category:2005 Indian television series debuts]]<br />
[[Category:Television series about dysfunctional families]]<br />
[[Category:Star Utsav original programming]]<br />
[[Category:2005 Indian television series endings]]<br />
[[Category:Television shows adapted into films]]<br />
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