After 12 years, the old classic cult comedy sitcom Khichdi is going to start airing on the Star Plus channel. The laughing riot of the dysfunctional family where each and every character is unique will be going to treat for the Indian television audience. Rajeev Mehta who plays the role of Praful talked about the show and how Khichdi is a benchmark for comedy shows. He said “According to me, Khichdi is a benchmark, a cult and the only television show that can be stated as a ‘comedy series’. I think no other show can come close to Khichdi’s standard and so I feel blessed to be a part of it.”

He added “100 percent, there’s just no two opinions about it. I think the USP of our show is the script. Aatish (Kapadia) has done a wonderful job and that has strengthened the entire show. Also the characters, the beauty of it being that each one has its own traits, a different charm. They all stand out and people have their own favourites among us. I really think that while the script is the body of Khichdi, all characters are its various features and together they make a successful entity.”

He was asked about seeing actors giving credit to writers “It’s always a teamwork. Honestly, if I have to share, the first day of the shoot, back in season one, we were canning my entry sequence. You won’t believe I gave 12-13 retakes but realised it was not happening. I could also see that Aatish was not happy and so I told him that he should find another actor. He told me that he knows it was not happening but he only wanted me to do Praful. I don’t know what went wrong after that, for everything just turned right,”