The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Khichdi- A Dose of Unlimited Thali is not just a dish made of rice and daal, but this Khichdi has all the M for Garam Masalas, T for Lemons and B for Fried Onions'- Tadka maad ke !!!!!You will not only be served with Khichdi but the full unlimited thali. And you will get:Ghee :as Witty lines are the USPs Baingan ka Bharta:Jayshree Enjoy Aaloo ka bharta (mashed potato with onions, green chili and salt):Hansa and crisp Papad : Tulsidas get along with Pickles too: Praful Then lick tomato chutney (blanched tomato, onion, green chili): Lady Parminder and finally Raita: Himanshu.The TV sitcom has come to silver screen, and a movie buff like me who never watches these sitcoms was all surprised. The laughter kept coming in small pockets from this super-characterization of Parekh families. The movie will not push you with the humor, but the consistent smile with the non consistent head shakes that will make you wonder about the silly and witty lines. The whole family is real stupid, down to the core. At least the khichdi is clean and hygienic, with no double meaning at all like our new generation of comedy. Yes the whole family can watch and enjoy this Gujju delicacy. This is an answer to The Simpsons and his family of idiots, You cannot find better idiots than them. The screenplay is not idiotic but smart and rule the movie. Real dumb and dumber and dumberer. The camera and direction is simple and no special mention is required. The forced songs are useless but again spoof, however the market song is better. All the actors are well justified and they are within the skin of their TV roles.2star for the screenplay and the courage of transforming small screen coms to silver screen.

Aatish Kapadia's Khichdi: The Movie is based on the popular TV series directed by Kapadia himself. I have not seen the series, but the movie is fantastic. Centring around the crazy Parekh family, it is one of the maddest and funniest Indian films I've seen in recent years. It is terribly mad, but it is terribly entertaining. It is mindless, senseless, brainless, over-the-top, insane and ludicrous, but it's just one movie that hooks the audience from the very first moment and for two hours keeps them laughing non-stop. The viewers do not have to think too much but they will certainly find themselves rolling on the floor on numerous occasions. Well, that's at least what happened to me. One thing is sure: Khichdi is silly, but it actually celebrates its silliness and thus manages to create one truly unforgettable laugh riot.Aatish Kapadia both writes and directs this feature, and he does a good job of it. The movie is also very well cast, with every actor understanding the film's outrageously comic mood and acting accordingly. Supriya Pathak leads the film as the dumb Hansa with a terrific performance that is downright hilarious. Her screen presence is the strongest in the film; when she's on-screen, no one else exists, when she is not, you badly want her to reappear. Rajeev Mehta, Nimisha Vakharia, Jamnadas Majethia and Anang Desai play their roles excellently. What I liked about the film is the fact that it is not an unintentional comedy, it's a well-scripted picture which knows how it wants to work. To sum it up, Khichdi is an outstanding no-brainer and for me it is also quite addictive. I already want to watch it again.

So I went to Khichdi. My friends told its good comedy TV series but I always steered clear of any TV serials. Had no idea about it. And that was a boon for me.The movie is two hours long and I don't remember when is the last time I've laughed two hours continuously. Its slapstick comedy with over-the-top disaster scenes. Hansa-Prafull jodi is superb!!! both the actors are gem. In every scene they made fun of conventional thinking and filming. Every dialog in every scene is exact opposite of what should be if it was real life. Hat's off to the writer, director and Khichdi acting cast for gifting such a laugh riot. Want sequels of it.P.S. got the TV series after watching the movie. Enjoying them thoroughly. How could I missed it earlier......

The Movie of Schmucks kicks off as a narration of a series of family incidents at a kids campfire, thus justifying the transition of episodes to a movie. A family of Naive Schmucks in today's world? Satish Shah's Introduction cameo (as a God visiting each house to distribute "Sweets of Intellect") in an engaging scene explains it all. "No one can face God, but even God cant face them" Agreed..Point Noted!Next, we have Hansa's (Supriya Pathak, "Over-the-Top" Schmuck) father dying(??) & hoping that his son Himanshu's (Producer J.D.Majethia, "Cook" Schmuck) wish be fulfilled. The Death Ceremony involves singing parodies of Bollywood chart busters & no remorse; it is here that the movie stands out, an unconventional death scene for a Hindi film, avoiding the usual set of associated emotions, that would have seemed out of place anyway. Bravo!The Schmucks set out to find a match for the "Cook" Schmuck which pretty much makes up the rest of the Movie. Eventually, the girl-next-door(Kirti Kulhari, "Adorable" Schmuck) falls for him, marriage is arranged but the movie cant finish so soon. Hero single, not ready to mingle?The pot-holed screen play(Director Aatish Kapadia) intentionally/ unintentionally manages to draw a subtle line between poking fun & pulling leg. The remorse-less death ceremony, the fact that Punjabis have no masculinity or femininity with respect to their names,legendary love stories incomplete without strife; they pulled the legs of the many mannerisms of society without hurting any sentiments. Gets on your nerves, maybe? But that's an achievement, indeed! Also, a Modern-Day story with a Moustached Lead Hero, side-characters seeking for trouble in a Love Story instead of uniting the Lovers makes for an unusual comic premise. The feat is pulled off with panache. Other Actors, Anang Desai("Sensible" Schmuck), sister-in-law Nimisha Vakharia("Leadership" Schmuck) & Rajeev Mehta("The REAL Schmuck") add to the spice of this brain-no-longer-in-your-knee story. Cinematography(Sanjay Jadhav) was vibrant & colorful. Editing(Hemal Kathari) & Background Score(Raju Singh) had hardly much of a job!Worth mentioning points here are the lyrics & placing of the song "Bhosale Market" which confirms the fact that the Movie is indeed pulling the leg of the conventional RomComs. The plot which carefully branches into subplots & side-incidents & jokes (PJs all the way!!) doesn't stray off too much(they brought in an overheated Farah Khan for what?) into satire or romance & as such ensures no break in its continuity. Khichdi defines its own genre between satire, romance, drama & slapstick comedy. By far, one of the few movies which kept the audiences in the halls up to the end of the credits(which were worth watching)The trailer doesn't promise High Expectations...It says "Khichdi, Now on the Big Screen".Now, I was never glued to TV sitcoms, so could I watch Khichdi? The answer is a loud "Yes"Hansa: Khichdi ?? What is...??Praful: Khichdi, Hansa....Kheech->PullKhich-Di -> Pulled itYeah, Khichdi team, you have pulled it off well!6 and +1 for "Bhosale Market" song & a different attempt at humourOverall 7 out of 10