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Sharmaji Namkeen (transl. Savoury Snacks) is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film written and directed by debutante Hitesh Bhatia, co-written by Supratik Sen, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under Excel Entertainment as well as Honey Trehan and Abhishek Chaubey under MacGuffin Pictures. Marking the first instance in cinematic history of two actors playing the same character without sharing screen space, it stars Rishi Kapoor in his posthumous appearance as the titular protagonist following his demise on 30 April 2020, and Paresh Rawal also playing the titular character, with Rawal finishing Kapoor's remaining scenes. Juhi Chawla, Suhail Nayyar, Isha Talwar and debutante Taaruk Raina feature in pivotal roles. Following its completion, the film premiered on Amazon