Khichdi Season 1 Episode 1
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Khichdi is an Indian comedy franchise produced by UTV Software Communications in association with Hats Off Productions. The first season originally aired on STAR Plus from September 10, 2002 to July 10, 2004.Khichdi follows the story of a Gujarati family called Parekhs, who live 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 is 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.The show had reruns over Star Utsav and is available for free streaming on Hotstar. [1]
Episodes[edit]
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 'Mohan Niwas' | 10 September 2002 | |
| Tulsidas is furious when Raju informs him that India has lost in the cricket match. Later, Jayshree instigates Tulsidas against Hansa. Meanwhile, Heera is unhappy about Tulsidas’s decision to get her and Mira married. | |||
| 2 | 'Heera Locks Herself in the Bathroom' | 17 September 2002 | |
| Bhavesh Kumar comes home to see Heera, but she locks herself inside the bathroom and refuses to come out. Later, when Jayshree informs Tulsidas about Heera’s odd behaviour, he remembers Mira's thoughts about marriage that she is ready to marry anyone and decides to get her married to Bhavesh, instead of Heera. | |||
| 3 | 'Bhavesh Agrees to Marry Mira' | 24 September 2002 | |
| Tulsidas asks Mira to marry Bhavesh Kumar, which she agrees. Bhavesh too agrees to the proposal. Jayshree and Hansa are happy about the marriage only because, Tulsidas will have to sell the house to arrange money for Mira’s wedding. But Tulsidas instead asks Praful and Raju to help him with the necessary financial arrangements. | |||
| 4 | 'Shagun Ceremony' | 1 October 2002 | |
| When Bhavesh Kumar arrives at Tulsidas’ house for the Shagun ceremony, the latter asks him about the dowry requirement, which angers Bhavesh. Meanwhile, Praful continuously irritates Bhavesh. The family members discuss the preparations for Mira’s wedding. | |||
| 5 | 'Mehendi' | 8 October 2002 | |
| Godavari Masi who have come from London forbids Jayshree from applying mehendi, only because she is a widow. It hurts everyone including Tulsidas. The family members argue with Godavari over it and then retaliate and decide to not apply mehendi on their hands either. | |||
| 6 | 'The Wedding' | 15 October 2002 | |
| Jayshree, Raju, Praful and Hansa want to make Tulsidas cry after the wedding, which he has refused to do. On the wedding day, when the groom’s procession arrives, Tulsidas and Praful greet them. However, Bhavesh falls down unconscious. Later, the wedding takes place. | |||
| 7 | 'Tulsidas Misunderstands Jayshree' | 22 October 2002 | |
| After Mira’s wedding, Tulsidas gets nostalgic recollecting her childhood. Jayshree who has saved some money from Tulsidas only for the emergency condition tells Hansa about it, which she misinterpretes and tells Praful, who tells it to Tulsidas. Annoyed Tulsidas scolds Jayashree. This hurts Jayashree and she leaves the house for her parents' home. | |||
| 8 | 'Jayshree Returns Home' | 29 October 2002 | |
| The family is delighted after Jayshree returns home. Tulisdas apologises to Jayshree for misunderstanding her. Later, a ceiling fan falls on Tiwariben and she gets hurt. Praful assumes that she has died and arranges for her funeral. Jayshree and Hansa are pretty sure that now, Tulsidas will have to sell the house as it has been getting ruined. However, Tiwariben regains consciousness. | |||
| 9 | 'Melissa Comes Home as the Tutor' | 5 November 2002 | |
| Melissa comes home as the tutor Jayshree tells Tulsidas about the need to appoint a tuition teacher. However, he gets angry when she informs him that Melissa has volunteered to tutor them. Later, the family convince him to appoint Melissa as the tutor. | |||
| 10 | 'Raju's Marriage is not a Secret' | 12 November 2002 | |
| When the priest informs the family about Raju’s marriage plans that it would be a love marriage, Tulsidas is angry. However, Hansa and Jayshree gossip about Raju's plans for a love marriage. | |||
| 11 | 'Tulsidas Asks Melissa to Leave' | 19 November 2002 | |
| Raju tells the family that he loves Melissa and will only marry her. Later, Jayshree assures Raju that she will convince Tulsidas to accept Melissa. However, she instigates Tulsidas against Raju. A furious Tulsidas asks Melissa to leave the house. | |||
| 12 | 'Peter Tries to Kill Tulsidas' | 26 November 2002 | |
| Peter wants to kill Tulsidas, after he expelled Melissa from the house. Tulsidas informs Tiwariben about Raju’s relationship with Melissa. Later, Raju threatens to commit suicide if Tulsidas stops him from marrying Melissa. | |||
| 13 | 'Tiwariben Visits Melissa' | 3 December 2002 | |
| When Raju locks himself in the kitchen and threatens to commit suicide, Chakki mimics Melissa’s voice so that he will come out. Later, he argues with Tulsidas and declares that he will only marry Melissa. Meanwhile, Tiwariben decides to meet Melissa’s parents. | |||
| 14 | 'Tiwariben Supports Raju' | 10 December 2002 | |
| Tiwariben decides to take Raju's side. However, Tulsidas decides to separate them. He puts forth a few conditions for the marriage. Melissa gets irritated when Tulsidas asks her to change her religion in order to marry Raju. | |||
| 15 | 'Raju Accuses Jayshree' | 17 December 2002 | |
| Jayshree and Hansa think that they will be able to divide the property if Tulsidas gets imprisoned for killing Mellisa. Meanwhile, Raju blames Jayshree for her husband’s death, but apologises later. Jayshree decides to convince Tulsidas about Raju and Melissa’s marriage. | |||
| 16 | 'Tulsidas Realises His Mistake' | 24 December 2002 | |
| Jayshree confronts Tulsidas about the condition he put forth for the wedding. She argues that if he cannot adjust with the slightest alteration in his daily routine, he has no right to expect Melissa to change her religion. Tulsidas realises his mistake and accepts Melissa as his daughter-in-law. | |||
| 17 | 'Raju Marries Melissa' | 31 December 2002 | |
| Bhavesh and Praful tease Raju when he gets nervous about his wedding. Later, Raju marries Melissa. During the Graha Pravesh, Melissa kicks the Kalash and finds that it is stuck to the ground. | |||
| 18 | 'Jacky & Chakki Go Missing' | 7 January 2003 | |
| Jayshree finds that Jacky and Chakki are missing from the house. Later, Praful finds Jacky performing mimicry in front of a crowd while Chakki collects money from the onlookers. When they are brought home, the children reveal that they wanted the money to give Raju and Melissa a surprise party. | |||
| 19 | 'Tulsidas Agrees to Dance' | 14 January 2003 | |
| Jayshree pretends to be sick and convinces Tulsidas to dance with the kids for a competition. Tulsidas and the kids begin to practice. Meanwhile, a thief enters the kitchen and Tulsidas hurts his leg while chasing him. Despite the pain, he decides to take part in the competition. | |||
| 20 | 'The Dance Competition' | 21 January 2003 | |
| After the dance performance, Tulsidas falls down. Meanwhile, Tulsidas, Jacky and Chakki are announced as the winners and are gifted an apartment. However, Chakki and Jacky request Tulsidas to give away the prize to the second prize winners as they are homeless. | |||
| 21 | 'The Family Goes on Hunger Strike' | 28 January 2003 | |
| When Hansa is asked to cook for the family, she pretends to have a leg cramp. Later Jayashree sees her dancing with Praful. The family decides to go on a hunger strike until Hansa cooks a meal. However, Hansa brings food from a restaurant. | |||
| 22 | 'Praful Tries to Impress Tulsidas' | 4 February 2003 | |
| Tulsidas appreciates Raju when his photo gets published in the newspaper. He insults Praful for his foolishness. Aggrieved, Hansa asks Praful to do something to get his picture in the newspaper. Praful tells Tulsidas that he will be addressing his office’s annual day celebration. | |||
| 23 | 'Jayshree Fails to Create a Rift' | 11 February 2003 | |
| Melissa learns that Praful and Hansa have never fought with each other. With just a week away from their twelfth anniversary, Jayshree vows to Melissa that she will make the couple fight. Jayshree tries to create misunderstandings between them. | |||
| 24 | 'Tulsidas Decides to Help the Kids' | 18 February 2003 | |
| The cable connections gets cut as Praful pays the laundry bill instead of the cable TV bill. Jacky and Chakki are worried as their parents had planned to watch an award ceremony. When they tell Tulsidas, he decides to help them and sends the family for an outing. | |||
| 25 | 'Melissa and the Kids Hatch a Plan' | 25 February 2003 | |
| Chakki and Jacky trigger a conflict between Hansa and Jayshree. The two wives try to outsmart each other, but fail in their attempts. With Melissa’s help, the children hatch a plan. | |||
| 26 | 'Jacky Learns a Lesson' | 4 March 2003 | |
Chakki and Jacky inform Jayshree that they have invited a friend, Rohan, to the house. Rohan comes along with his aunt, Shweta, a television actress. Jacky feels that his mother is inferior to Shweta. However, Jayshree and Shweta make him realise that every profession has its importance. Guest Stars:Shweta Tiwari as herself. | |||
| 27 | 'Jacky has a Weird Dream' | 11 March 2003 | |
| When Jacky wishes to become an adult, a miracle occurs. However, when the Parekh family finds Jacky missing, they presume that the new Jacky kidnapped their child. They call up the police and get him arrested. Finally, Jacky wakes up from his sleep and realises it was a dream. | |||
| 28 | 'Parekhs Celebrate Holi' | 18 March 2003 | |
| Melissa is scared to celebrate holi and decides to leave for her maternal home. Praful foils Jacky’s attempt to stop her. Tulsidas pretends to suffer from a heart attack and tells that he wishes to see everyone in the family celebrating Holi. | |||
| 29 | 'Confusion in the Family' | 25 March 2003 | |
| Tulsidas invites a saint to make Praful wiser. The saint tells a magic script, which can swap two souls. Jacky decides to use it on his teacher, but by mistake, swaps the souls of Tulsidas and Hansa. Jacky once again reads it wrong, and ends up swapping everyone’s souls. | |||
| 30 | 'Jacky Plays a Prank' | 1 April 2003 | |
| Jayshree asks Tulsidas to take care of Jacky as she is leaving for her uncle’s house. However, Jacky gets injured while playing and loses his memory. Tulsidas gets scared to face Jayshree. Later, Jacky reveals to Jayshree that he played a prank as it was April Fools’ Day. | |||
| 31 | 'Parents-Students Day' | 8 April 2003 | |
| Jacky and Chakki vow to win a competition on Parents-Students day. The Parekh family prepares a scene from the Mahabharat. However, Praful creates confusions and the play becomes comical. Nevertheless, the audience appreciates the play. | |||
| 32 | 'Parekhs Plan a Trip' | 15 April 2003 | |
| The Parekh family plans a trip to a resort. However, the vehicle stops in the middle of a forest as the fuel runs out. Meanwhile, a thief robs Tulsidas and Bhavesh’s clothes and ties them to a tree. Later, Chakkki gets lost in the forest. | |||
| 33 | 'A Stranger Saves Chakki' | 22 March 2003 | |
| Chakki meets a stranger in the forest. When the Parekhs reach the resort, they realise that Chakki is missing. Raju goes in search of her, but fails to find her. Later, they spot Chakki with the stranger and assume that he is a kidnapper. | |||
| 34 | 'Jayshree Apologises to Jacky' | 29 March 2003 | |
| Jayshree pressurises Jacky to study and vows to fast until he tops the class. However, Jacky falls ill. Later, Rekha informs Jayshree that Jacky had slept through the exams. Jayshree realises her mistake and apologises to Jacky. Rekha decides to give Jacky another chance to clear the exams. | |||
| 35 | 'Oshi is Turned into a Donkey' | 6 May 2003 | |
| Mr. Mehta asks Tulsidas to take care of his nephew Oshi. Oshi asks Praful to call his favourite magician. When the magician arrives, Tulsidas calls him a fool. In anger, the magician turns Oshi into a donkey. | |||
| 36 | 'Tulsidas 'Murders' Jagan' | 13 May 2003 | |
| While Tulsidas and Jacky play cricket, he sees Jagan and goes to hit him. Meanwhile, Jagan faints. The family thinks that Tulsidas killed Jagan and discuss how to conceal the murder. Later, the police come and arrest Tulsidas. Suddenly, Tulsidas wakes up and realises that it was a dream. | |||
| 37 | 'Chakki's Birthday' | 20 May 2003 | |
| Jayshree plans to organise a surprise party for Chakki on her birthday and lies to her that Hansa and Praful are planning a trip to Nainital. Upon learning this, Chakki gets angry as she wanted to give a surprise party to Hansa and Praful. | |||
| 38 | 'Paranormal Activity' | 27 May 2003 | |
| Raju brings Mayurakshi home. She plans to stay there until her sister’s wedding. Meanwhile, Chakki and Jacky call an innocent spirit to frighten Mayurakshi. Later, they tell her scary ghost stories. Tulsidas, meanwhile, pours paints on Praful, by mistake, and Mayurakshi gets scared. | |||
| 39 | 'Jamun- The Astrologer' | 3 June 2003 | |
Jayshree calls an astrologer to make Bhavesh work. According to the astrologer’s instruction, Bhavesh starts a business. Later, Bhavesh brings home a few clients and Tulsidas becomes happy. However, his happiness is short lived. Find out why. Free printable verb list. Free printable verb worksheets for grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3; exercises include identifying verbs and using verbs to complete sentences. Worksheets on nouns, adjectives, adverbs. Absent: Supriya Pathak as Hansa | |||
| 40 | 'Jacky Realises the Value of Money' | 10 June 2003 | |
Jayshree wants Jacky to realise the value of money and decides to take him to Praful’s office. At the office, Praful and Jacky begin to play and an angry Jayshree tells Mr. Mehta about it. He threatens to dismiss Praful if he fails to meet the deadline. Absent: Supriya Pathak as Hansa | |||
| 41 | 'The Teachers Go on a Strike' | 17 June 2003 | |
| When Tulsidas and the family reach Chakki and Jacky’s school, they realise that the teachers are on strike and decide to teach the students. However, the students get fed up with their teaching and decide to support the teachers’ strike. Meanwhile, the principal and the staff withdraw the strike. | |||
| 42 | 'Anmol Predicts Tulsidas' Death' | 24 June 2003 | |
| Jacky wants Anmol to predict the future. Anmol foretells that Tulsidas and Praful will quarrel and a member of their family will die. Anmol tells Tulsidas to prepare for death. Jayashree saves Hansa from getting struck by a rickshaw, but the driver dies. Meanwhile, Tiwariben faints on seeing the body. | |||
| 43 | 'Handbag Gets Hansa in Trouble' | 1 July 2003 | |
Hansa and Jayashree are glad that Himanshu wants Chikki to act in his film. The family discusses the story and title. Meanwhile, Tulsidas yells at Praful for buying lottery tickets instead of flight tickets. The family rushes to the airport. Later, a lady drops a purse into Hansa’s handbag. Note: First appearance of Jamnadas Majethia as Himanshu. | |||
| 44 | 'Stranger Snatches Hansa's Handbag' | 8 July 2003 | |
| Tulsidas and his family board the plane to Dubai. The family enjoys sightseeing in Dubai. A stranger snatches Hansa’s handbag, in which a lady had dropped a purse. Hansa refuses to leave the place until she gets her handbag back. | |||
| 45 | 'Thief Searches for Diamonds' | 15 July 2003 | |
| The thief searches the handbag for diamonds. Later, Praful meets the thief and seeks his help in finding the flower for his wife, and tells him about the missing purse. The thief comes to the hotel to pick up the handbag. Raju identifies him while the thief shoots at him. | |||
| 46 | 'Hansa Goes Missing' | 22 July 2003 | |
| Bhavesh pretends getting shot and faints. The thief informs Mantra that there is no necklace in the bag. Meanwhile, Himanshu directs a film in which Tulsidas acts as a beggar. Jayashree insists Melissa accompany her on the water slide. Hansa and Melissa go for the ride. | |||
| 47 | 'Mantra Plots with the Thief' | 29 July 2003 | |
| Jayashree panics as Hansa goes missing. Hansa returns and reveals that she never went on the water slide. Meanwhile, the thief tricks Jacky into going along with him. However, he escapes seeing Raju and Bhavesh. Later, Mantra asks the thief to kidnap Jacky in return for the jewellery. | |||
| 48 | 'Family Rescues Jacky' | 5 August 2003 | |
| Jacky is kidnapped while acting in a play. Raju find the diamonds in Hansa’s bag and realises the reason for Jacky’s kidnapping. Anmol uses his power to locate Jacky’s whereabouts. Jayashree and the family hand over the diamonds and rescue Anmol. They chase the thief and catch him. | |||
| 49 | 'Return to Mumbai' | 12 August 2003 | |
| A lady distracts Hansa and puts a packet in her bag. The family returns to Mumbai. An inspector, claiming to have information of drug trafficking, checks Hansa's bag. Jacky tells Chakki that he disposed of the packet. Later, the Parekh family celebrates raksha bandhan. | |||
| 50 | 'Tulsidas Feels Unwanted' | 19 August 2003 | |
| Tulsidas and the kids play a game in which the participants must accept punishment written on chits. After hearing from a kid, Jacky and Chakki worry about Tulsidas going to an old age home. Tulsidas misunderstands the family wants to get rid of him. | |||
| 51 | 'Court Case' | 26 August 2003 | |
| A jealous Jacky accidentally spills ink on Chakki’s painting, Chakki retorts by breaking his toy. The family tries to solve the issue by enacting a court scene. Jayashree and Praful play lawyers. Tulsidas, the judge is to sentence the suspect to boarding school for six years. | |||
| 52 | 'Election' | 2 September 2003 | |
| Jayashree returns from a 12-day trip to Bangalore to find Melissa taking her place. She conducts a family poll for the title of best daughter-in-law. Jayshree and Melissa take part in the election and give their speeches. Melissa impresses everyone, while Jayshree is panned by the family. | |||
| 53 | 'The Hospital' | 9 September 2003 | |
While playing with ball, Jacky injures his hand. Jayashree rushes him to the hospital. Meanwhile, Himanshu suggests that the hospital better its interiors by hiring pretty girls to welcome the patients. Praful annoys the doctor. Later, Jayashree starts cooking in the hospital. Guest Stars:Disha Vakani as nurse. | |||
| 54 | 'Praful-Hansa Wedding Part 1' | 16 September 2003 | |
| Jacky and Chakki discuss writing a story for their school magazine. Chakki decides to document Praful and Hansa’s love story. Praful’s antics get unbearable and his prospective bride breaks the relationship. Later, Tulsidas consoles Praful. He tells the kids of the time when Praful and Hansa fell in love. | |||
| 55 | 'Praful-Hansa Wedding Part 2' | 23 September 2003 | |
| Hansa’s parents visit to fix the wedding of Hansa and Praful. Tulsidas orders Praful to shut his mouth. Hansa’s father is angry on learning that Praful’s engagement was broken twice. Tulsidas hits back by reminding him that Hansa’s engagement was broken thrice. Himanshu and Jayashree help the couple marry. | |||
| 56 | 'Dandiya Night' | 30 September 2003 | |
| While Jayashree and Hansa sing a song on dandiya night, Praful frustrates the family by playing the piano. Meanwhile, Melissa is angry at Raju for flirting with a girl. She asks the girl to tie a rakhi. Later, Jacky and Chakki perform garba rituals while the family enjoys dandiya. | |||
| 57 | 'Mr. Mehta at Parekhs' | 7 October 2003 | |
| After his wife throws him out of the house, Mr Mehta seeks the Parekhs’ help and collapses. He asks the Parekhs to call his family doctor. Mr Mehta’s wife visits the Parekh household and takes Mr Mehta back to her house. | |||
| 58 | 'Mami's Birthday' | 14 October 2003 | |
| The Parekhs celebrate Mami’s birthday. Her health worsens when she tries to blow the candle off. Jacky and Chakki discuss Mami’s last three wishes. The family tries to fulfil her wishes. Mami thanks the family for their kindness, and tells them to stay in her bungalow after her death. | |||
| 59 | 'Diwali Celebration' | 21 October 2003 | |
| Jacky and Chakki plan to celebrate diwali. They see a small boy asking his mother for a shirt. They offer to buy the shirt as a diwali gift. Tulsidas is thrilled and feels proud of them. The family enjoys the festival. Meanwhile, Praful and Hansa irritate a jeweller. | |||
| 60 | 'Babuji Dead!' | 28 October 2003 | |
| Praful offers to help Jacky and Hansa fill their dance class forms. He gets ready to go to Delhi. However, the train meets with an accident. Meanwhile, Jayashree plans Praful to pose as Tulsidas' wife to claim insurance. | |||
| 61 | 'Tulsidas Angers Jayshree' | 4 November 2003 | |
| The family plays a game of antakshari. During the fun and games, Jayashree misunderstands Tulsidas for backbiting against her. Annoyed, she leaves the house. Raju, Melissa and Bhavesh convince Jayashree to not leave the house. Jacky and Chakki are glad to see Jayashree stay at home. | |||
| 62 | 'Children's Day Celebration Plan' | 11 November 2003 | |
| The school teacher decides to celebrate Children’s Day through a drama performance. Hansa informs the school teacher’s plan to stage Cinderella’s story to Tulsidas and decides to help the teacher in arranging the funds for the play. | |||
| 63 | 'Beauty Contest' | 18 November 2003 | |
| Sweety challenges Chakki to a beauty contest. Tulsidas tells Jayashree and Hansa that he is the judge for the competition. Hansa and Jayashree also participate. During the competition, Praful brings a fan regulator instead of camera. | |||
| 64 | 'Hansa & Praful in Kolkata' | 25 November 2003 | |
| Hansa informs Jayashree about a relative’s wedding in Kolkata. Hansa and Parful decide to go to Kolkata to attend the wedding but they miss the train. Meanwhile, a thief tries to steal the jewellery. | |||
| 65 | 'Exam Results' | 2 December 2003 | |
| Jacky and Chakki tell the family about their impressive exam results. Meanwhile, the family irritates the teachers by attending classes. The family members prepare Hansa and Praful for the exam. Praful and Hansa also pass the exam along with the other family members. | |||
| 66 | 'Hansa Irritates Mr. Mehta' | 9 December 2003 | |
| Chakki informs Jayashree that Praful has not visited the office for a month. Praful tells Tulsidas that Mr Mehta terminated him from the job. The family requests Mehta to re-hire Praful. However, Hansa is hired. Hansa irritates Mr Mehta by bringing Praful back to the office. | |||
| 67 | 'Parminder to leave for Chandigarh' | 16 December 2003 | |
| Parminder invites the family to his nephew’s birthday party. However, as per the invitation card, the party is staged at Parekh household. Parminder evokes the wrath of Tulsidas. Meanwhile, Praful and Hansa try to make Himanshu realise his love for Parminder, who prepares to leave for Chandigarh. | |||
| 68 | 'Himanshu's Marriage is Fixed!' | 23 December 2003 | |
| Jayshree disguises as a priest to fix Himanshu and Parminder's marriage. However, when Hansa searches for Jayshree, she gives away the costume to Himanshu. However, he runs away when Hansa, Praful and Tulsidas arrive to talk to the priest, unaware that Himanshu is the priest. | |||
| 69 | 'Parminder Accepts Himanshu' | 30 December 2003 | |
| Jayashree impersonates a priest to fix Himanshu and Parminder’s marriage. While Hansa, Praful and Tulsidas talk to the priest, an angry Himanshu leaves. Meanwhile, Parminder visits the house to accept Himanshu’s marriage proposal | |||
| 70 | 'Tulsidas' Challenge' | 6 January 2004 | |
| Seeing Falguni's mother leave, Tulsidas challenges Jayshree to stop gossiping for one day. In return, Raju promises to gift her a television. While the family fails, Raju brings a girl to break Jayshree's habit. | |||
| 71 | 'Praful's Lunacy' | 13 January 2004 | |
| Tulsidas challenges Parminder to a kite-flying competition. Praful removes bulbs and lights to prepare threads, which irks Tulsidas. Further, Praful is told to buy 'gum' and instead gets a person, who has 'gham' (sorrow) in life. Later, Jayshree succeeds in cutting Parminder and Tulsidas' kites. | |||
| 72 | 'Praful is Kidnapped!' | 20 January 2004 | |
| Praful's bag gets exchanged with another person. Later, he puts a cross mark on the cheque when asked for a 'cancelled cheque'. Later, the bag-owner kidnaps Praful. The family gets tensed seeing Praful missing. Later, the kidnappers place Praful's duplicate to retrieve the bag. | |||
| 73 | 'Praful's Duplicate is fed up' | 27 January 2004 | |
| Hansa and Chakki suspect the duplicate, seeing his different behaviour. On one hand, the original Praful irritates the kidnappers; the duplicate falls ill after eating Hansa's food and reveals the truth. | |||
| 74 | 'Jacky's Misbehavior' | 3 February 2004 | |
| Jacky informs the family that he has been awarded the Student of the Year title, in his school. Later, he becomes arrogant and misbehaves with the elders. The family decides to teach him a lesson. | |||
| 75 | 'Himanshu's Proposal' | 10 February 2004 | |
| Jayshree plans for Himanshu and Parminder's meeting on Valentine’s Day. Tulsidas yells at Himanshu for printing menu cards instead of wedding invites. In the midst of Parminder and Tulsidas's tiff, Himanshu proposes to Parminder. | |||
| 76 | 'Hansa becomes a Heroine' | 17 February 2004 | |
| Praful's director-friend casts Hansa as the lead in his film and she consequently joins the gym to lose weight. When the entire family hits the gym, Tulsidas gets a cramp. Praful gets a homeopathy doctor and later, irritates the clients at the gym while Hansa keeps gorging. | |||
| 77 | 'Jacky's Surprise Birthday Plan' | 24 February 2004 | |
| Jayshree informs Parminder that there are only 28 days in February and she needn't worry about paying taxes on. | |||
| 78 | 'No Colors for Holi' | 2 March 2004 | |
| The Parekhs celebrate Holi in Parminder's farmhouse. Praful foolishly orders colours from America and Tulsidas is irked with him. The family then plays Antakshari instead. Meanwhile, a policeman tries to get a bribe from Jacky, Chakki and Himanshu on seeing a dead body; but ends up paying them himself. | |||
| 79 | 'The Family Exchanges Positions' | 9 March 2004 | |
| Praful washes Tulsidas's spectacles instead of the car glass. The family exchanges positions in the house to determine whether men are better than women. The women are unable to lure customers in the business and Parminder distracts Himanshu, leaving the food burnt. | |||
| 80 | 'Bhavesh's Endeavor' | 16 March 2004 | |
| Bhavesh is thrown out of the house for constantly being hungry. He tells Tulsidas he will earn one lakh rupees in a month. He then advertises prize money of the same amout for the best 'Ghar Jamai'. However, he loses the contest with his speech. | |||
| 81 | 'Sports Day' | 23 March 2004 | |
| Tulsidas and his family are all set for a basketball match for sports day. Jayshree and Tulsidas are the captains. While Jayshree distracts Hansa, Raju is tempted by food. The game ends with Jayshree's team as winners. | |||
| 82 | 'Himanshu's 'Hijab' | 30 March 2004 | |
| During the race, Himanshu falls down due to his 'hijab'. Parminder and Tulsidas argue on the rituals to be conducted to remove the 'hijab'. Meanwhile, Hansa is concerned about her sari colour matching the food. In the end, Madhvi removes the 'hijab'. | |||
| 83 | 'Praful gets a 'Train Singer' | 6 April 2004 | |
| Jacky and Chakki are unable to study with the chaos in the house. Later, Praful brings home a singer, who sings in the train, instead of a trained singer. But when Kanchan abuses Praful, Hansa and Jayshree, Jayshree plans to teach her a lesson. | |||
| 84 | 'A New Maid' | 13 April 2004 | |
| In Melissa's absence, the Parekhs gets a new maid, who adds to the chaos and misunderstanding in the house; but acts innocent in front of Tulsidas. However, the family successfully gets Tulsidas to see the truth and throws her out. | |||
| 85 | 'Tulsidas and Sandhya' | 20 April 2004 | |
| On the eve of Hansa and Praful's wedding anniversary, Tulsidas misses his wife. Later, Sandhya comes to Parekh’s house. Jayshree sees a nightmare, in which Tulsidas marries Sandhya. However, when Tulsidas reveals the truth, Jayshree apologises to Sandhya. | |||
| 86 | 'Robbers Attack the Bank' | 27 April 2004 | |
| Himanshu rejoices as the sale is over and decides to shop for double the rate. Tulsidas enters the bank to withdraw cash. As Jayshree and Hansa irritate the bankers and Praful gets another passbook, some robbers attack the bank. | |||
| 87 | 'Parekhs Nab the Robbers' | 4 May 2004 | |
| Hansa grabs the pistol from a robber and shows off her skills. As the family tries to escape, one of the robbers faint. Praful acts, as the robber tries to escape. Later, one robber fires at Hansa and the family fights him off. | |||
| 88 | 'Pre-Wedding Celebration' | 11 May 2004 | |
| The family is celebrating Himanshu's pre-wedding rituals. Praful gets a 'goat' instead of a ‘coat', which irks Tulsidas. Jignesh gets everyone involved in the dance and music. Jayshree and Hansa are stunned when Himanshu informs them that Tulsidas is leaving the house. | |||
| 89 | 'Chaos at the Wedding' | 18 May 2004 | |
| Himanshu is brought to his wedding at the wrong time. Jignesh forgets to video-shoot and is made to re-shoot the wedding. Meanwhile, Jayshree blackmails the neighbours to cook food and Himanshu books honeymoon tickets for the entire family! | |||
| 90 | 'Himanshu's Suicide Attempt' | 25 May 2004 | |
| Himanshu brings the family on his honeymoon but forgets his wife and falls sick. Seeing Praful's reaction on his scan report, Himanshu thinks he is going to die and decides to leave Parminder. | |||
| 91 | 'Himanshu's Gift' | 1 June 2004 | |
| Parminder presents a necklace to Himanshu, but is upset when he doesn't gift her anything. Later, Himanshu gifts her an aftershave lotion. During the forest trip, Himanshu, Chakki, Jacky and Bhavesh go missing and Tulsidas is worried. | |||
| 92 | 'Parminder Attempts Suicide' | 8 June 2004 | |
| Hansa and Praful tease Tulsidas for worrying. Later, Tulsidas consoles Jayshree and Hansa as they are tensed about the kids. Meanwhile, Raju gives photographs of the missing members to the police. Parminder attempts suicide thinking she has lost Himanshu. Just then, Himanshu, Jacky, Chakki and Bhavesh arrive. | |||
| 93 | 'Tribal Attack' | 15 June 2004 | |
| Praful gets a doctor for Parminder's skin allergy. Despite Jacky and Chakki's warnings, Parminder is taken to the temple for a holy bath. There, the tribals kidnap the family and Praful teases the tribal king. Irked by the family's nonsense, the tribals release them. | |||
| 94 | 'Tribal King's Proposal' | 22 June 2004 | |
| The family is planning Himanshu and Parminder's first night. However, the tribal king wants Tulsidas to marry his sister. Hansa and Praful innocently accept his proposal. | |||
| 95 | 'The Valuable Shirt' | 29 June 2004 | |
| Jayshree exchanges Tulsidas's new shirt for utensils. Later, she overhears Tulsidas telling Jacky and Chakki about the valuables in the shirt pocket. Later, Jayshree finds the shirt and is shocked to see Raju's photo in the pocket. | |||
| 96 | 'Rahul's Punishment' | 6 July 2004 | |
| As a punishment for hitting Jacky in school, Rahul is ordered to stay with the Parekhs for a week. Rahul gets irritated with Praful and Hansa, and wishes to go back to the hostel. Tulsidas consoles him and convinces him to stay back. | |||
| 97 | 'The Parekhs ' House is Divided' | 13 July 2004 | |
| Hansa, Praful and Bhavesh make fun of Tulsidas while playing cricket. Meanwhile, Hansa advises Tulsidas to divide the house. Later, Himanshu, Jayshree, Jacky and Chakki get the family back together. | |||
| 98 | 'Auction' | 20 July 2004 | |
| Jayshree wants to sell the old, damaged car and get a new one. Meanwhile, Hansa and Praful win a new car after answering a quiz. Later, Praful and Hansa arrange an auction of old household items and Tulsidas buys his old car. Praful buys a remote car! | |||
References[edit]
External Links[edit]
- List of Khichdi episodes on IMDb
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| Khichdi franchise | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Hats Off Productions |
| Original work | Khichdi |
| Films and television | |
| Film(s) | Khichdi: The Movie |
| Television series | Khichdi Instant Khichdi Khichdi Returns |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Years | 2002–Present |
The Khichdi franchise is a Hindi language franchise of sitcom series and film created by Hats Off Productions and UTV Software Communications, which debuted on STAR Plus on 10 September 2002.[1] The series has been rerun on STAR Plus and its sister channels several times. Unlike other Hindi sitcoms, which continuously air throughout the year, Khichdi is one of the earliest shows on Indian television to adopt the Western model of appearing in seasons. The second season was called Instant Khichdi, which made its debut on STAR Plus's sister channel, STAR One.A film was made, based on the previous two TV series Khichdi and Instant Khichdi. It is the first film in the history of Hindi cinema to be based on a television series.[2]
- 1Television series
- 2Film
- 5Awards and nominations
- 5.1Khichdi
- 5.2Instant Khichdi
Television series[edit]
Khichdi (2002–2004)[edit]
Khichdi follows the story of a Gujarati family called Parekhs, who live 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 is 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.
Instant Khichdi (2005–2006)[edit]
The series portrays the life of an eccentric Gujarati joint family living in Bombay. 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.
The first season portrayed the trials and tribulations of a joint family and often touched an emotional cord. Later on, particularly in the second season the show started focusing more on the situational comedy, as the characters started fitting themselves into their eccentricities. Several new characters were added during the course of the show. It is largely episodic with most plots running for one or two episodes. At times it runs into subplots that last a few episodes such as the marriages of Miraben, Raju, and Himanshu. Rarely, episodes run into flashback such as the marriage of Praful and Hansa.
Khichdi (2018)[edit]
A new continuation series premiered on Star Plus from April 14, 2018.
The Parekhs gets stuck after the builder escapes in between the construction of their apartment and some people threaten them to kill until they do not return the money taken in exchange of apartments.[3]
Film[edit]
Khichdi: The Movie (2010)[edit]
A film based on the series, titled Khichdi: The Movie, was released on 1 October 2010 and starred the same principal cast. It became the first Indian television series to be adapted into a film.[4] The film faced stiff competition from big-budget movies like Priyanka Chopra - Ranbir Kapoor starrer Anjaana Anjaani and dubbed Hindi version of Aishwarya Rai - Rajinikanth starrer Enthiran (Robot) and in the end its performance at the box office was termed below average.[5]
Future[edit]
After Khichdi: The Movie, makers are planning a sequel to the movie.[6][7][8]
Cast and characters[edit]
| Character | TV series | Film | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khichdi (2002–2004) | Instant Khichdi (2005–2006) | Khichdi Returns (2018) | Khichdi: The Movie (2010) | |||||||||
| Main characters | ||||||||||||
| Tulsidas Parekh (Babuji) | Anang Desai | |||||||||||
| Praful Parekh | Rajeev Mehta | |||||||||||
| Hansa Parekh | Supriya Pathak | |||||||||||
| Jayshree Parekh | Vandana Pathak | Nimisha Vakharia | ||||||||||
| Himanshu Seth | Jamnadas Majethia | |||||||||||
| Chakki Parekh | Richa Bhadra | Mishri Majethia | Kesar Majethia | |||||||||
| Jacky Parekh | Yash Mittal | Agastya Kapadia | Markand Soni | |||||||||
| Recurring characters | ||||||||||||
| Dheeman (& various characters) | Depesh Shah | |||||||||||
| Raju Parekh | Amit Varma | |||||||||||
| Melissa Parekh | Tina Parekh | |||||||||||
| Bhavesh Kumar | Kamlesh Oza | |||||||||||
| Heera Parekh | Arya Rawal | |||||||||||
| Madhuri | Sweety Nayak | |||||||||||
| Mira Parekh | Ami Trivedi | Ami Trivedi (archived footage) | ||||||||||
| Tiwariben Parekh (Badi Maa) | Dina Pathak | |||||||||||
| Lily Patel | ||||||||||||
| Mr. Mehta | Dinyar Contractor | Dinyar Contractor (as the Judge) | ||||||||||
| Jignesh | Aatish Kapadia | Aatish Kapadia (as funeral singer) | ||||||||||
| Parminder Singh | Gireesh Sahedev | Balvinder Singh Suri | Gireesh Sahedev | |||||||||
| Parminder Singh-Seth | Anokhi Srivastava | Sameksha Singh | Kirti Kulhari | |||||||||
| Bhabhi Parminder | Seema Pandey | Anuradha Verma | Ruby | |||||||||
| Brother Parminder | Daman Baggan | Nitin Handa | ||||||||||
| Jayantilal / Chandrakant Seth | Arvind Vaidya | Arvind Vaidya | ||||||||||
| Saguna | Naini Shah | Falguni Rajani | ||||||||||
| Hemlata Seth | Rita Bhaduri | |||||||||||
| Rekha Teacher | Vipra Rawal | |||||||||||
| Saadhvi Sandhya Devi | Unknown actress | |||||||||||
| Savitri | Aanchal Dwiwedi | |||||||||||
| Peter D'Souza | Bakhtiyaar Irani | |||||||||||
| Mrs. D'Souza | Melissa Pais | |||||||||||
| Tony | Farhad Shahnawaz | |||||||||||
| Advocate Pandit/Paresh | Paresh Ganatra | |||||||||||
| Chakku Singh | Sanjay Sharma | |||||||||||
Awards and nominations[edit]
Khichdi has been almost continuously awarded television awards ever since its debut, including the in-house Star Parivaar Awards.
Khichdi[edit]
STAR Parivaar Awards[edit]
Winner
- 2003: Favourite Daada/Naana – Anang Desai as Tulsidas Parekh (Babuji)[9]
- 2004: Favourite Daada/Naana – Anang Desai as Tulsidas Parekh (Babuji)[10]
- 2004: Favourite Jethani – Supriya Pathak as Hansa
Nominated
- 2004: Favorite Chota Bachcha – Yash Mittal as Jacky[11]
- 2004: Favorite Beta – Rajeev Mehta as Praful
- 2004: Favorite Bhai – Jamnadas Majethia as Himanshu
- 2004: Favorite Bhabhi – Supriya Pathak as Hansa
- 2004: Favorite Devar – Amit Varma as Raju
- 2004: Favorite Devraani – Vandana Pathak as Jayshree
- 2004: Favorite Sasur – Anang Desai as Tulsidas Parekh (Babuji)
- 2004: Favorite Jodi – Rajeev Mehta as Praful & Supriya Pathak as Hansa
- 2007: Favorite Bhabhi – Supriya Pathak as Hansa
Indian Television Academy Awards[edit]
Winner
- 2004: Best Actress-Comedy – Supriya Pathak as Hansa[12]
Indian Telly Awards[edit]
Winner
- 2003: TV Actor in a Comic Role (Female) – Supriya Pathak as Hansa[13]
- 2004: BEST Actor in a Comic Role (Male) – Rajeev Mehta as Praful[14]
- 2004: Sitcom Writer of the Year – Aatish Kapadia[15]
Nominated
- 2003: TV Child Artiste of the Year – Yash Mittal as Jacky[16]
- 2004: The TV Sitcom / Comedy programme of the Year[17]
- 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
Instant Khichdi[edit]
Indian Telly Awards[edit]
Winner
- 2005: Best Actor in a Comic Role ( Female ) – Supriya Pathak as Hansa[18]
- 2005: Best Child Artiste (Male) – Yash Mittal as Jacky
Nominated
- 2005: Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer – Aatish Kapadia[19]
- 2005: Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female) – Vandana Pathak as Jayshree[20]
- 2005: Best Actor in Comic Role (Male) – Rajeev Mehta as Praful
- 2005: Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme
Khichdi: The Movie[edit]
- 6th Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Awards
- Nominated:
Apsara Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role – Jamnadas Majethia
- 2011 Zee Cine Awards
- Nominated:
Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role – Jamnadas Majethia[21]
- 2011 Filmfare Awards
- Nominated[22]
Best Actress in a Supporting Role — Supriya Pathak
DVD Release[edit]
In May 2012, 'The Best of Khichdi & Instant Khichdi' was released on a 10 disc DVD set.
References[edit]
- ^'Star to launch new weekly comedy in September'. Indiantelevision.com. 22 August 2002.
- ^'Khichdi: The Movie'. 1 October 2010 – via www.imdb.com.
- ^'Khichdi Teaser: Praful, Hansa, Babuji are back with their usual banter - Times of India'.
- ^'Taste Khichdi's magic on the big screen'. Boxofficeindia.com. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^'Boxofficeindia.com'. Boxofficeindia.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^'Now sequel to 'Khichdi – The Movie''. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^'Now sequel to 'Khichdi – The Movie''. IMDb. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
- ^'Now, a sequel to Khichdi-2? – Hindustan Times'.
- ^'Star Plus family celebrates another winning year'.
- ^'Star Parivaar Awards Winners 2004'.
- ^'Star Parivaar Awards Nominees 2004'. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011.
- ^'ITA Awards 2004 Winners'. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012.
- ^'Husband-wife duo Pankaj Kapoor, Supriya Pathak take the comedy cake'.
- ^'Winners list of the Sangini Indian Telly Awards 2004– Popular'.
- ^'Winners list of the Sangini Indian Telly Awards 2004– Technical'.
- ^'Nominees for the Popular Awards Indian Telly Awards 2003'.
- ^'Nominees for the Popular Awards Indian Telly Awards 2004'.
- ^'Winners list of the Indian Telly Awards 2005'.
- ^'Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 – Technical'.
- ^'Nominees for the Indian Telly Awards 2005 – Popular'.
- ^'Winners of Zee Cine Awards 2011'. Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 22 October 2011. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ^'56th Filmfare Awards 2011 Nominations'.
External links[edit]
- Khichdi: The Movie on IMDb
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