Supriya Pathak on Khichdi as a franchise: It became a brand much later but we were... | Exclusive

Khichdi is one of the most successful comic franchises. It first aired as a TV show in 2002. Eight years later, it was turned into a film with title, Khichdi: The Movie. Nearly 13 years down the line, the makers have returned with the film's second installment. It is called Khichdi 2 - Mission Paanthukistan.

During Khichdi 2 promotions, OTTplay exclusively interviewed the film's star cast. In conversation with us, Supriya Pathak aka Hansa Parekh spoke about the success of Khichdi as a franchise.

Supriya Pathak talks about Khichdi as a franchise

Going down memory lane, Supriya Pathak revealed how Khichi grew over a period of time. The senior actress said the show became a brand much later.

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"Initially, when Khichdi came, we were not sure as to how it was going to be received and what's going to happen. We were apprehensive but we enjoyed having performed it. We loved the script. We were happy with what we had done. But the kind of response we got was quite unbelievable. It happened over a period of time. Ekdam immediately successful nahi hua. Over a period of time, the way people started loving these characters and the way we started loving these characters, hum bhi grow huye and so did our audience," said Pathak.

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Supriya Pathak on the success of Khichdi

Supriya further recalled, "For every episode that used to be telecast, we would get one more wave of nice remarks and reviews. Of course, it became such a big brand much later, over a period of time. We were always sure that we had done good work. We were able to make people laugh through good comedy."

About Khichdi 2 - Mission Paanthukistan

Directed by Aatish Kapadia, Khichdi 2 - Mission Paanthukistan marks the on-screen reunion of the entire star cast. Supriya will be seen reprising the role of Hansa Parekh while Rajeev Mehta will be seen as Praful Parekh. JD Majethia will be back as Himanshu Seth and Vandana Pathak will essay Jayshree Parekh. As for Anang Desai, he will reprise his character Tulsidas Parekh (Babuji) in the film.

The movie is scheduled for a theatrical release on November 17, 2023.

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