Khichdi (2002 TV series)

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Khichdi
Genre
Written by Aatish Kapadia
Directed byAatish Kapadia
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes98 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production companies
Original release
Network StarPlus
Release10 September 2002 (2002-09-10) 
20 July 2004 (2004-07-20)
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Khichdi is a Hindi language sitcom produced by UTV Software Communications in association with Hats Off Productions, which debuted on StarPlus on 10 September 2002. [1] The series has been rerun on StarPlus 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]

Contents

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

CharacterPortrayed byNotes
Tulsidas Parekh Anang Desai Praful, Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's father; Damyanti's widower; Tiwariben's son; 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, died of a heart attack, Tulsidas lives with his family in his very old ancestral house called 'Mohan Niwas'. He does not agree to sell it at any cost, despite his children's pleas. Despite the frustration they cause, he still loves them. All family members call him 'Babuji'.
Praful Tulsidas Parekh Rajeev Mehta [3] 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 (née Seth) Supriya Pathak Praful's wife; Himanshu's elder sister; Chakki's mother and Chandrakant's daughter. 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 does not speak English and hence relies on Praful's errant translations.
Jayshree Bharat Parekh Vandana Pathak Bharat's widow; Jackky's mother; Jignesh's elder sister. She loves to cook and 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; Chandrakant's son. He also lives with the Parekhs and is as stupid as Hansa and 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 and her cousin Jacky use the catchphrase "Bade Log Bade Log" (Oh! the elders, the elders!).
Jackky Bharat Parekh Yash MittalJayashree and Bharat's son. Like Chakki, he is also intelligent and has the catchphrase "Bade Log Bade Log", which he says along with Chakki.
CharacterPortrayed byNotes
Tiwariben Parekh Dina Pathak / Lily Patel Tulsidas's mother; Praful, Bharat, Raju, Heera and Meera's paternal grandmother. She is fun-loving and 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 flirts with any young beautiful girl he meets despite being married to Melissa.
Melissa Raju Parekh Tina Parekh Raju's wife. She is beautiful and 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 ParekhArya RawalTulsidas's eldest daughter; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Meera's sister. She is lazy and often goes to the toilet. She is older than her fraternal twin, Meera.
MadhuriSweety NayakShe is Heera's personal maid. Though she is a servant, Tulsidas fears her because she is often 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 and 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 often eats, but never works.
Mr. Mehta Dinyar Contractor He is Praful's boss in the office. He is infuriated by 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 the Parekhs when they start living in 'Jagdamba Niwas'. In his entire family, everybody else is also named Parminder. He often argues with Tulsidas. He and his family imitate all the happenings in Chandigarh in their lifestyle.
Bhabhi ParminderSeema PandeyParminder 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 as stupid as Praful.
Behen ParminderAnokhi SrivastavaHimanshu's wife; Parminder Singh and Bhai Parminder's younger sister. She marries Himanshu.
JigneshAatish KapadiaJayashree's younger brother. Also living with the Parekhs, he often repeats a sentence three times before finally speaking. He frequently says "Mujhe lagta hai ki..."

Guest appearances

Awards and nominations

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

Indian Television Academy Awards

Winner

Indian Telly Awards

Winner

Nominated

See also

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