Khichdi (2002 TV series)

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Khichdi
Genre
Written byAatish Kapadia
Directed byAatish Kapadia
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes98 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production companies
Release
Original networkStar Plus
Original release10 September 2002 (2002-09-10) –
20 July 2004 (2004-07-20)
Chronology
Followed by
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Khichdi is a Hindi language sitcom produced by UTV Software Communications in association with Hats Off Productions, which debuted on STAR Plus on 10 September 2002.[1] The series has been rerun on STAR Plus 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, which aired on Star Plus's sister channel, STAR One. The reruns have aired on several channels including STAR Utsav and Pogo. A twenty-episode third series also titled Khichdi premiered on 14 April 2018 on StarPlus.[2]

Premise[edit]

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 is a look at the lighter side of an Indian joint family.

Characters[edit]

Main[edit]

Character Portrayed by Notes
Tulsidas Parekh Anang Desai Praful, Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's father; Damyanti's widower; Diwaliben's son; Hansa, Jayashree, Melissa and Bhavesh Kumar's father-in-law; Jackky and Chakki's grandfather. He is the family patriarch. He is always in a bad mood but is known to have a good heart. His wife, Damyanti who suffering a heart attack and she died, Tulsidas lives with his family in his very old ancestral house called 'Mohan Niwas'. He does not agree to sell it at any cost, in spite of repeated persuasion from his children. He appears to be fed up of his family members but, deep down, loves them. All family members call him 'Babuji'.
Praful Tulsidas Parekh Rajeev Mehta Tulsidas and Damyanti's elder son; Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's eldest brother; Hansa's husband; Chakki's father. He is notoriously stupid. He is often seen interpreting things at face value, leading to hilarious situations. He never does anything right, which makes people (especially Tulsidas) mad at him, who would utter the now popular dialog "Praful! Tu toh Gadhaa Hai!" (Praful! You're a Donkey!). He also translates English words for his wife, although always incorrectly.
Hansa Praful Parekh Supriya Pathak Tulsidas's eldest daughter-in-law; Praful's wife; Himanshu's elder sister; Chakki's mother. She is as stupid as Praful, or perhaps more than him. She never works in the house, while repeating, "Mein to thak Gayi bhaaishaab" ("I'm so tired"). She is always richly dressed and cannot live without wearing 'Gajre' (strings of flowers) in her hair. She doesn't speak English and hence needs to have it translated by Praful, which has great comic results.
Jayshree Bharat Parekh Vandana Pathak Tulsidas's widowed second daughter-in-law; Bharat's wife; Jackky's mother; Jignesh's elder sister. She loves to cook & gossip and is often seen on the phone talking to her Baa (mother). She controls the management of the household. She aims to sell 'Mohan Niwas' and live in an independent apartment. She always irritates Tulsidas while serving tea to him. Hansa and Jayshree are childhood friends.
Himanshu Seth Jamnadas Majethia Hansa's younger brother; Behen Parminder's husband/ He also lives with the Parekhs & is as stupid as Hansa & Praful, with Babuji derisively addressing him as Moonchowaale Hansa (Mustached Hansa). He has a Catering business. His favorite line is "Kissi ko pata nahi chalega" ("No one will know about it").
Chakki Praful Parekh Richa Bhadra Hansa and Praful's daughter. Unlike her parents, she is intelligent. She has a catchphrase, "Bade Log Bade Log" (Oh! the elders, the elders!), which she repeats along with her cousin Jacky.
Jackky Bharat Parekh Yash Mittal Jayashree and Bharat's son. Like Chakki, he is also intelligent and has the catchphrase "Bade Log Bade Log", which he says along with Chakki.
Character Portrayed by Notes
Tiwariben Parekh Dina Pathak / Lily Patel Tulsidas's mother; Praful, Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's paternal grandmother. She is very fun-loving and very fond of pani-puri (a popular spicy snack).
Raju Tulsidas Parekh Amit Varma Tulsidas and Damyanti's younger son; Praful, Bharat, Heera and Meera's brother; Melissa's husband. He starts flirting with any young beautiful girl he meets though he is married to Melissa.
Melissa Raju Parekh Tina Parekh Tulsidas's youngest daughter-in-law; Raju's wife.She is beautiful and well-educated. Jayshree is jealous of her and calls her 'Kadki'. Tulsidas regularly says of her, "Maine to pehle hi Kaha tha ki ye ladki Raju ke liye theek Nahi hai" ("I had said at the outset that this girl is not right for Raju").
Heera Tulsidas Parekh Arya Rawal Tulsidas's eldest daughter; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Meera's sister. She is very lazy and always has the urge to go to the toilet. She is older than her fraternal-twin, Meera.
Madhuri Sweety Nayak She is Heera's personal maid. Though she is a servant, Tulsidas is scared of her because she always gets angry with him.
Meera Bhavesh Kumar Ami Trivedi Tulsidas's youngest daughter; Bhavesh Kumar's wife; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Heera's younger sister. She always holds a stick & behaves like a teacher. She is married to Bhavesh Kumar.
Bhavesh Kumar Kamlesh Oza Meera's husband. He lives with the Parekhs instead of in his own house. He is always hungry and keeps eating all the time, without doing any work.
Mr. Mehta Dinyar Contractor He is the boss of Praful in office. He always gets mad at Praful's mistakes.
Parminder Singh (I) Gireesh Sahedev Bhabhi Parminder's husband; Bhai Parminder and Behen Parminder's elder brother. He becomes the neighbor of Parekhs when they start living in 'Jagdamba Niwas'. In his entire family, everybody else is also named Parminder. He always argues with Tulsidas. He & his family imitate all the happenings in Chandigarh in their lifestyle.
Bhabhi Parminder Seema Pandey Parminder Singh's wife. Whenever she speaks, she makes a weird face which confuses everyone whether she meant good or bad.
Bhai Parminder Damandeep Singh Baggan Parminder Singh and Behen Parminder's brother. He is equally stupid as Praful.
Behen Parminder Anokhi Srivastava Himanshu's wife; Parminder Singh and Bhai Parminder's younger sister. She marries Himanshu.
Jignesh Aatish Kapadia Jayashree's younger brother. Also living with the Parekhs, He has a habit of repeating a sentence three times before finally speaking. His frequently used phrase is "Mujhe lagta hai ki..."

Guest appearances[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

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

Indian Television Academy Awards[edit]

Winner

Indian Telly Awards[edit]

Winner

  • 2003: TV Actor in a Comic Role (Female) - Supriya Pathak as Hansa[4]
  • 2004: BEST Actor in a Comic Role (Male) - Rajeev Mehta as Praful[5]
  • 2004: Sitcom Writer of the Year - Aatish Kapadia[6]

Nominated

  • 2003: TV Child Artiste of the Year - Yash Mittal as Jacky[7]
  • 2004: The TV Sitcom / Comedy programme of the Year[8]
  • 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) - Supriya Pathak as Hansa
  • 2004: Actor in a Comic Role (Female) - Vandana Pathak as Jayshree
  • 2004: Ensemble (complete star cast of a programme)
  • 2004: The Weekly Serial of the year
  • 2004: Scriptwriter of the year - Aatish Kapadia

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Star to launch new weekly comedy in September". Indiantelevision.com. 22 August 2002.
  2. "'Khichdi 2' to end this month". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. "ITA Awards 2004 Winners". Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
  4. "Husband-wife duo Pankaj Kapoor, Supriya Pathak take the comedy cake".
  5. "Winners list of the Sangini Indian Telly Awards 2004- Popular".
  6. "Winners list of the Sangini Indian Telly Awards 2004- Technical".
  7. "Nominees for the Popular Awards Indian Telly Awards 2003".
  8. "Nominees for the Popular Awards Indian Telly Awards 2004". Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012.

External links[edit]

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