Kanjoos Makhichoos(2023)
Hindi116 mins
Jamnaprasad, a renowned miser, secretly saves all his money to fulfill his father's wish to go on the Char Dham Yatra. Hell breaks loose when his parents go missing during the tour due to heavy floods.
Director:Vipul Mehta
Mood:
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Where to watch:
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- ZEE5
- Theatrical Release
- 24 March 2023
- Director
- Vipul Mehta
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Rating
- 5.7/10
Storyline
A famous cheapskate secretly saves up money to take his parents on a religious pilgrimage. During the trip, massive floods hit and his parents go missing, throwing everything into chaos.
“A miser's secret savings lead to a holy disaster.”
Film Details
5.7Rating
116Minutes
HindiLanguage
U/A 13+Certificate
Release Date24 March 2023
Parental Guide
Violence
Low
Language
Moderate
Sex / Nudity
Moderate
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Low
Where to Watch
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionalfunnyuplifting
Themes
familyidentitysurvivallove
Toneserious
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitylight
Audiencefamily
Best Withfamily
Violence1
Emotion4
Humor3
Rewatchability3
Cast & Crew
#1
Piyush MishraGangaprasad Pandey
→#2
A
Alish NathaniKrish
→#3
R
Raju SrivastavaYadav
→#4
#5H
Hema SinghJhumri
→Kunal KhemuJamnaprasad Pandey
→#6
#7S
Shweta Tripathi SharmaMadhuri
→A
Alka AminSaraswati Pandey
→#8R
Rajiv GuptaChaturvedi
→#9
P
Pratik ParmarCrew
→#10
V
Vipul MehtaDirector
→#11
D
Deepak MukutCrew
→Trivia
- The film's title 'Kanjoos Makhichoos' is a popular Hindi idiom meaning a very stingy person.
- Actor Annu Kapoor, who plays the lead, is known for his versatile roles but rarely headlines comedies.
- Director Vipul Mehta previously directed the Gujarati film 'Wrong Side Raju', which won a National Film Award.
- The story revolves around the Char Dham Yatra, a real and sacred pilgrimage circuit in the Himalayas.
- The film's plot involving floods during the pilgrimage mirrors real-life incidents that have occurred in the region.
- It was released alongside several big-budget films, making it a smaller, niche offering in 2023.
- The movie blends family drama with comedy, a genre mix common in Indian cinema but with a focus on miserliness.