<P> Khichdi is widely considered by audiences and television critics to be one of the finest examples of true situation comedy in India . It does not use a laugh track like many Indian comedy shows, but instead relies on its deadpan humour (à la The Simpsons) and its witty lines to become its unique selling point . The well etched out characters have become almost icons of Indian television, which is otherwise obsessed with family soaps . The reruns have aired on several channels including STAR Utsav and Pogo . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Tulsidas Parekh </Th> <Td> Anang Desai </Td> <Td> He is the family patriarch . He is always in a bad mood but is known to have a good heart . His wife, Damyanti, 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' . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Praful Parekh </Th> <Td> Rajeev Mehta </Td> <Td> He is the eldest son of Tulsidas . 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 . He also translates English words for his wife, although always incorrectly . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hansa Parekh </Th> <Td> Supriya Pathak </Td> <Td> She is Praful's wife . 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jayshree Parekh </Th> <Td> Vandana Pathak </Td> <Td> She is the widowed daughter - in - law of Tulsidas . She is the wife of Praful's brother, Bharat . She loves to cook & gossip and is often seen on the phone talking to her Ba (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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chakki Parekh </Th> <Td> Richa Bhadra </Td> <Td> She is the daughter of Praful and Hansa . 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 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Jackky Parekh </Th> <Td> Yash Mittal </Td> <Td> He is the only son of Jayshree . Like Chakki, he is also intelligent and has the catchphrase "Bade Log Bade Log", which he says along with Chakki . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Portrayed by </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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