Sharmaji's 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.
Paresh Rawal was cast to finish Kapoor's remaining scenes, marking this as the first instance in Hindi cinematic history of two actors playing the same character simultaneously.
Sharmaji is averse to the idea of moving away from his home of the past many years, causing Rinku to hide the fact that he is finalizing his apartment deal.
On the way back, he confronts Rinku, who confesses that Jain is delaying the possession of the flat and that he paid 15 lakh rupees (₹1,500,000) as token money (deposit).
Sharmaji is devastated to learn that his son spent so much money without even informing him, and decides to stop his catering hobby to focus more on things at home.
Rinku is informed at a municipal office that Jain has constructed the flats on illegal land, and is advised to get his token money back and get out of the deal.
"[11] Bhavna Agarwal of Bollywood Bubble gave the film a rating of 4/5 and wrote, "Late Rishi Kapoor and Paresh Rawal serve you a savoury and sweet story which tugs at your heartstrings.
"[12] Simran Singh of Dna India gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote, "Sharmaji Namkeen is a perfect ode to Rishi Kapoor, and this feel-good cinema is a fun-filled, emotional rollercoaster ride for the family.
"[13] Shubham Kulkarni of Koimoi gave the film a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote, "It marks the end of an era of Indian cinema and maybe the beginning of many good things.
"[16] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "In what is obviously an unusual experiment, Paresh Rawal steps into the breach in several key scenes, including the crucial climactic ones.
"[18] Anna M. M. Vetticad of Firstpost gave the film a rating of 3/5 and wrote, "The single-role-divided-between-two-actors experiment is perfectly sewed by the naturalism in Hitesh Bhatia's storytelling, and the decision not to overtly manipulate our emotions either.
"[21] Tushar Joshi of India Today stated, "The story of Sharmaji Namkeen, Rishi Kapoor's last film, is not new but is a reminder that we've lost a terrific actor.