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{{Infobox television<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 = 3<br />
| num_episodes = 38<br />
| producer = <br />
| editor = <br />
| runtime = approximately 25 minutes<br />
| channel = [[STAR Plus]]<br />
| first_aired = {{Start date|2005|07|01}}<br />
| last_aired = {{End date|2005|08|07}}<br />
| related = {{Plainlist|<br />
* ''[[Khichdi (2002 TV series)|Khichdi]]''<br />
* ''[[Khichdi (2018 TV series)|Khichdi Returns]]''<br />
}} <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: 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.<br />
* [[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.<br />
* [[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.<br />
* [[Vandana Pathak]] as Jayshree Bharat Parekh:Tulsidas's widowed second daughter-in-law; Bharat's widow; Jignesh's elder sister and Jackky's mother.<br />
* [[Jamnadas Majethia]] as Himanshu Chandrakant Seth: Hansa's younger brother; Behen Parminder's husband.<br />
* Richa Bhadra as Chakki Praful Parekh:Hansa and Praful's daughter. Jackky's cousin and Tulsidas's granddaughter.<br />
* Yash Mittal as Jackky Bharat Parekh: Jayashree and Bharat's son; Chakki's cousin and Tulsidas's grandson.<br />
* [[Amit Varma (actor)|Amit Varma]] as Raju Tulsidas Parekh <br />
* [[Tina Parekh]] as Melissa Raju Parekh<br />
* Arya Rawal as Heera Tulsidas Parekh: Tulsidas's eldest daughter; Praful, Bharat, Raju and Meera's sister.<br />
* [[Kamlesh Oza]] as Bhavesh Kumar<br />
* Aatish Kapadia as Jignesh<br />
* [[Gireesh Sahedev]] as Parminder Singh: Bhai Parminder and Behen Parminder's brother.<br />
* Anokhi Srivastava as Parminder Himanshu Seth: Bhai Parminder and Parminder Singh's sister and Himanshu's wife.<br />
* Sweety Nayak as Madhuri<br />
* [[Lily Patel]] as Tiwariben Parekh a.k.a. Badi Maa<br />
* Deepesh Shah as Inspector Dheeman (and various characters)<br />
* [[Ami Trivedi]] as Mira Tulsidas Parekh (archived footage)<br />
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===Guest appearances===<br />
* [[Delnaaz Irani]] as Shehnaaz<br />
* [[Sachin Shroff]] as Pranay<br />
* [[Disha Vakani]] as Nisha<br />
* Kalpana Diwan as Jagdamba Maami (photo)<br />
* [[Kishwer Merchantt]] as Rambha<br />
* Shabnam Sayed as Kaamna<br />
* [[Dinyar Contractor]] as Mr. Mehta<br />
* [[Deven Bhojani]] as 'Vodka' Genie<br />
* [[Smita Singh]] as Sandhya Devi<br />
* Aanchal Dwivedi as Savitri <br />
* [[Shweta Kawatra]] as Cindy<br />
* [[Manav Gohil]] as Wilson<br />
* [[Chetan Hansraj]] as Rakesh<br />
* Dimple Shah as Hetal<br />
* Jignesh Joshi as Manish (and other characters)<br />
* Cast of ''[[Sarabhai vs Sarabhai]]'' in the crossover episode<br />
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==Awards and nominations==<br />
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=== Indian Telly Awards ===<br />
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!scope="col"|Year<br />
!scope="col"|Nominated Work<br />
!scope="col"|Category<br />
!scope="col"|Result<br />
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}<br />
|-<br />
!scope=row|2005<br />
|''[[Supriya Pathak]] as Hansa''<br />
|Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female)<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|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><br />
|-<br />
!scope=row|2005<br />
|''Yash Mittal as Jacky''<br />
|Best Child Artiste (Male)<br />
|{{Won}}<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|<br />
|-<br />
!scope=row|2005<br />
|''Aatish Kapadia''<br />
|Best Sitcom / Comedy Writer<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|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><br />
|-<br />
!scope=row|2005<br />
|''Vandana Pathak as Jayshree''<br />
|Best Actor in a Comic Role (Female)<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|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><br />
|-<br />
!scope=row|2005<br />
|''Rajeev Mehta as Praful''<br />
|Best Actor in Comic Role (Male)<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|<br />
|-<br />
!scope=row|2005<br />
|<br />
|Best Sitcom/Comedy Programme<br />
|{{nom}}<br />
|style="text-align:center;"|<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<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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[[Category:Indian comedy television series]]<br />
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