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{{Short description|Indian sitcom series}}{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
{{Short description|Indian sitcom series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2017}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = Instant Khichdi
| image             = Khichdi2.jpg
| image = Khichdi2.jpg
| caption           = Logo
| caption = Logo
| genre             = [[Sitcom]]
| genre = [[Sitcom]]  
| creator           =
| creator =
| developer         =  
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| writer           =  
| writer =
| director         =  
| director =
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| starring         = [[#Cast|See below]]
| starring = [[#Cast|See below]]
| opentheme         =  
| opentheme =
| country           = India
| country = [[India]]
| language         = Hindi
| language = [[Hindi]]
| num_seasons       = 3
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes     = 38
| num_episodes = 38
| producer         =  
| producer =
| editor           =  
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| runtime           = approximately 25 minutes
| runtime = approximately 25 minutes  
| channel           = [[STAR Plus]]
| channel = [[STAR One]]
| first_aired       = {{Start date|2005|07|01}}
| picture_format = 480i
| last_aired       = {{End date|2005|08|07}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|7|1}}
| related          = {{Plainlist|
| last_aired   = {{End date|2005|8|7}}
* ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]''
| preceded_by = ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]''
* ''[[Khichdi (2018 TV series)|Khichdi Returns]]''
| followed_by = ''[[Khichdi (2018 TV series)|Khichdi Returns]]''
}}
}}
}}
'''''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]]''.
'''''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]]''.
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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.
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.


-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.
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.


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Anang Desai]] as Tulsidas Parekh a.k.a. Babuji
* [[Anang Desai]] 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]] as Praful Tulsidas Parekh
* [[Rajeev Mehta]] 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]] as Hansa Praful Parekh
* [[Supriya Pathak]] 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]] as Jayshree Bharat Parekh
* [[Vandana Pathak]] as Jayshree Bharat Parekh:Tulsidas's widowed second daughter-in-law; Bharat's widow; Jignesh's elder sister and Jackky's mother.
* [[Jamnadas Majethia]] as Himanshu Jayantilal Seth
* [[Jamnadas Majethia]] as Himanshu Chandrakant Seth: Hansa's younger brother; Behen Parminder's husband.
* [[Richa Bhadra]] as Chakki Praful Parekh
* Richa Bhadra as Chakki Praful Parekh:Hansa and Praful's daughter. Jackky's cousin and Tulsidas's granddaughter.
* Yash Mittal as Jackky Bharat Parekh
* Yash Mittal as Jackky Bharat Parekh: Jayashree and Bharat's son; Chakki's cousin and Tulsidas's grandson.
* [[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Varma]] as Raju Tulsidas Parekh
* [[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Varma]] as Raju Tulsidas Parekh  
* [[Tina Parekh]] as Melissa Raju Parekh
* [[Tina Parekh]] as Melissa Raju Parekh
* [[Ami Trivedi]] as Meera Tulsidas Parekh
* Arya Rawal as Heera Tulsidas Parekh: Tulsidas's eldest daughter; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Meera's sister.
* Arya Rawal as Heera Tulsidas Parekh
* [[Kamlesh Oza]] as Bhavesh Kumar
* [[Kamlesh Oza]] as Bhavesh Kumar
* Aatish Kapadia as Jignesh
* Aatish Kapadia as Jignesh
* [[Gireesh Sahedev]] as Parminder Singh
* [[Gireesh Sahedev]] as Parminder Singh: Bhai Parminder and Behen Parminder's brother.
* Anokhi Srivastava as Parminder Himanshu Seth
* Anokhi Srivastava as Parminder Himanshu Seth: Bhai Parminder and Parminder Singh's sister and Himanshu's wife.
* Sweety Nayak as Madhuri
* Sweety Nayak as Madhuri
* [[Lily Patel]] as Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a. Badi Maa
* [[Lily Patel]] as Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a. Badi Maa
* [[Dinyar Contractor]] as Mr. Mehta
* Deepesh Shah as Inspector Dheeman (and various characters)
* [[Ami Trivedi]] as Mira Tulsidas Parekh (archived footage)


===Guest appearances===
===Guest appearances===
* Aanchal Dwivedi as Savitri
* [[Delnaaz Irani]] as Shehnaaz
* [[Sachin Shroff]] as Pranay
* [[Disha Vakani]] as Nisha
* Kalpana Diwan as Jagdamba Maami (photo)
* [[Kishwer Merchantt]] as Rambha
* [[Kishwer Merchantt]] as Rambha
* [[Delnaaz Irani]] as Shehnaaz
* Shabnam Sayed as Kaamna
* [[Smita Singh]] as Saadhvi Sandhya Devi
* [[Dinyar Contractor]] as Mr. Mehta
* [[Deven Bhojani]] as 'Vodka' Genie
* [[Deven Bhojani]] as 'Vodka' Genie
* [[Disha Vakani]] as Nisha
* [[Smita Singh]] as Sandhya Devi
* [[Sachin Shroff]] as Pranay
* Aanchal Dwivedi as Savitri
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] as Cindy
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] as Cindy
* [[Manav Gohil]] as Wilson
* [[Manav Gohil]] as Wilson
* [[Chetan Hansraj]] as Rakesh
* Dimple Shah as Hetal
* Jignesh Joshi as Manish (and other characters)
* Cast of ''[[Sarabhai vs Sarabhai]]'' in the crossover episode


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==


=== Indian Telly Awards ===
=== Indian Telly Awards ===
'''Winner'''
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
* 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>
|-
* 2005: '''Best Child Artiste (Male)''' - Yash Mittal as ''Jacky''
!scope="col"|Year
 
!scope="col"|Nominated Work
'''Nominated'''
!scope="col"|Category
* 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>
!scope="col"|Result
* 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>
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
* 2005: '''Best Actor in Comic Role (Male)''' - Rajeev Mehta as ''Praful''
|-
* 2005: '''Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme '''
!scope=row|2005
|''[[Supriya Pathak]] as Hansa''
|Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female)
|{{Won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<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>
|-
!scope=row|2005
|''Yash Mittal as Jacky''
|Best Child Artiste (Male)
|{{Won}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
!scope=row|2005
|''Aatish Kapadia''
|Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/tec_nom.htm|title=Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 - Technical|access-date=9 July 2012|archive-date=22 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922183243/http://tellyawards.indiantelevision.com/y2k5/tec_nom.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|2005
|''Vandana Pathak as Jayshree''
|Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female)
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|<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>
|-
!scope=row|2005
|''Rajeev Mehta as Praful''
|Best Actor in Comic Role (Male)
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|-
!scope=row|2005
|
|Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme
|{{nom}}
|style="text-align:center;"|
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2005 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2005 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:Television series about dysfunctional families]]
[[Category:Television series about dysfunctional families]]
[[Category:Star Utsav original programming]]
[[Category:2005 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:2005 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Television shows adapted into films]]
[[Category:Television shows adapted into films]]
[[Category:Hats Off Productions]]
[[Category:Hats Off Productions]]

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Instant Khichdi
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GenreSitcom
StarringSee below
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes38
Production
Running timeapproximately 25 minutes
Release
Original networkSTAR Plus
Original releaseJuly 1 (2005-07-01) –
August 7, 2005 (2005-08-07)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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 has been made into a film: Khichdi: The Movie.

Plot[edit | edit source]

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 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.

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Anang Desai 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 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 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 as Jayshree Bharat Parekh:Tulsidas's widowed second daughter-in-law; Bharat's widow; Jignesh's elder sister and Jackky's mother.
  • Jamnadas Majethia 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 as Melissa Raju Parekh
  • Arya Rawal as Heera Tulsidas Parekh: Tulsidas's eldest daughter; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Meera's sister.
  • Kamlesh Oza as Bhavesh Kumar
  • Aatish Kapadia as Jignesh
  • Gireesh Sahedev 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 as Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a. Badi Maa
  • Deepesh Shah as Inspector Dheeman (and various characters)
  • Ami Trivedi as Mira Tulsidas Parekh (archived footage)

Guest appearances[edit | edit source]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Indian Telly Awards[edit | edit source]

Year Nominated Work Category Result Ref.
2005 Supriya Pathak as Hansa Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) Won [1]
2005 Yash Mittal as Jacky Best Child Artiste (Male) Won
2005 Aatish Kapadia Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer Nominated [2]
2005 Vandana Pathak as Jayshree Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) Nominated [3]
2005 Rajeev Mehta as Praful Best Actor in Comic Role (Male) Nominated
2005 Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme Nominated

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Winners list of the Indian Telly Awards 2005". Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 - Technical". Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 - Popular". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

External links[edit | edit source]

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