Sharmaji Namkeen Trailer - Rishi Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Juhi Chawla

Film Release date - 31st March 2022, on Amazon Prime Video

The trailer of Rishi’s Kapoor’s last movie, Sharmaji Namkeen, has been released. The film also stars Paresh Rawal and Juhi Chawla in lead roles.

The shooting of the film was still incomplete when Kapoor passed away in 2020. The makers of the film then brought in Rawal to step into the later actor’s shoes, and complete the film. The trailer of Sharmaji Namkeen states that it is the first time that the same “memorable character” has been played by two legendary actors in Hindi cinema.

The feel-good drama stars Kapoor as BG Sharma, a person who is at loose ends after he retired from his job. He experiments with some hilarious part-time vocations, including Zumba and dog-walking, but to no avail.

Kapoor’s character ultimately finds his calling as a chef while catering for a kitty party hosted by a boisterous group of women. However, his increasing friendship with one of them [Juhi Chawla] leads to friction between him and his son [Suhail Nayyar].

The trailer of Sharmaji Namkeen is filled with laugh-out loud moments, featuring Kapoor trying to find purpose in his life after his retirement. The witty one-liners sprouted by the late actor in are the highlight of the trailer.

The synopsis of the film states that the slice-of-life movie sees Kapoor battle both society’s expectations and his own prejudices as he tries to live his life to the fullest.

About the film:

"B. G. Sharma is a 58-year old widower, and a middle class man, living in West Delhi. He is one of millions of faceless people in a mundane routine called life. One fine day, the company he has worked for his entire life, lays him off. A man of many prejudices and limited knowledge, Sharma struggles to cope with this beast called retirement. He keeps finding ways to stay relevant, but only ends up getting in his two sons’ ways. The only time he really comes into his own is when he is in the kitchen. He is a cook nonpareil, waiting to be discovered, not yet fully aware of his culinary superpower. Until one day, he comes into contact with a bunch of merry women. They rekindle in Sharma, a passion for cooking and life in general, that was missing from his life. What follows is the mysterious and hilarious double life of super chef Sharma, as he overcomes his own as well as society’s prejudices, on his way to finding meaning in life. "