{
  "id": 2817720,
  "title": "Director Kunal Kohli Jokes About Tukaram Mundhe 'Raiding' Indian Kitchens & Refrigerators: 'There Will Be Expired Items Safely Preserved'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/director-kunal-kohli-jokes-about-tukaram-mundhe-raiding-indian",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-23T15:37:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/director-kunal-kohli-jokes-about-tukaram-mundhe-raiding-indian-kitchens-refrigerators-there-will-be-expired-items-safely-preserved"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Director Kunal Kohli quipped on Instagram that Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe should raid Indian households, searching kitchen shelves and refrigerators for expired food items. The Fanaa and Hum Tum director playfully requested Mundhe to check for expired items carefully stored in homes. Kohli pointed out that many homes may have food products untouched for years, even though they are meticulously maintained. He encouraged people to conduct their own \"Tukaram Munde cleaning\" at home, scanning kitchen storage for old and expired products. Maharashtra FDA has been ramping up food safety inspections across restaurants, hotels, online food delivery platforms, and establishments serving school children. Actions taken against violators include issuing improvement notices and suspending licenses. Inspections have targeted issues like adulterated milk, junk food sold near schools, and the manufacture and sale of banned tobacco-containing pan masala.",
  "summary": "Filmmaker Kunal Kohli has given Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe a rather unusual suggestion amid the department’s ongoing food safety inspections across the state. The Fanaa and Hum Tum director took to Instagram on Sunday (August 23) and jokingly suggested that Mundhe should extend the food safety drive to Indian households by checking their kitchen…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}