India Synopsis
शर्माजी नमकीन
“There is no age to coming of age”
Late Rishi Kapoor in his swansong plays B. G. Sharma, a 58-year old middle-class widower living in West Delhi. After being laid off from the company he has worked for his entire life, Sharmaji struggles to deal with the beast called retirement. His struggle to stay relevant in front of his two sons finally ends when he rekindles his love for cooking through a kitty party. A bunch of merry women rekindle in Sharma, a passion for cooking and chutzpah in general, that help him find his true calling.
The 2021–2023 India Window
237 India films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Sharmaji Namkeen sits at position #119.
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The 2020s India Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Sharmaji Namkeen premiered. 322 total titles in this decade from India.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #910 of 1,983 India films indexed here (54th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the India average of 6.4/10.
Among India Comedy productions specifically: #253 of 648 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | India |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Hindi |
| Production Companies | Excel Entertainment, MacGuffin Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Release Date | March 31, 2022 |
| IMDb | tt9098938 |
| Official Site | www.primevideo.com |