The late Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal come together to play one very special character in this Amazon Original Movie that releases on March 31
Directed by Hitesh Bhatia, Sharmaji Namkeen stars the late Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal, both of whom play the titular character, alongside Juhi Chawla, Suhail Nayyar, Taaruk Raina, Satish Kaushik, Sheeba Chaddha, and Isha Talwar. Makers today unveiled the trailer of upcoming Amazon Original Movie Sharmaji Namkeen.
In a first for Hindi cinema, Sharmaji Namkeen features two veteran actors Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal – play the same character. Filled with flavour and a whole lot of love, the trailer showcases a relatable and heartwarming story of self-realization and discovery of a retired widower, B. G. Sharma, who struggles to cope with his retirement. He takes up the most random of chores to keep himself busy and away from loneliness. He keeps finding ways to stay relevant, but only ends up getting in his sons’ ways. Though after much trial and error, joy finally enters his life as he discovers a passion for cooking after joining a women’s kitty group. They rekindle in Sharma, a passion for cooking and chutzpah in general, that help him find his true calling in life. Heartwarming and entertaining, the trailer hit home.
Directed by Hitesh Bhatia and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner of Excel Entertainment in association with Honey Trehan and Abhishek Chaubey of MacGuffin Pictures, Sharmaji Namkeen will premiere on Prime Video across 240 countries and territories worldwide on March 31.