Panchayat (2020)

Watchseries; Its makes you positive..such a great story..fell good.thanks tvf and all the cast

Its makes you positive..such a great story..fell good.thanks tvf and all the cast

Panchayat watchseries. Beautifully made, Almost felt like i was living in that moment. The most appreciating thing is the content is presented with such a grace , and acting is simply awesome, this is perfect example when a good acting skills are mixed with an superb story and mind blowing direction.

Panchayat is a pleasing, non violent, non controversial web series set in the fictional village of Fulera in UP where the village Pradhan is a lady Manju Devi(Neena Gupta) but her husband Dubeyji (Raghuvir Yadav) wields the actual power.

The Panchayat is run by a newly appointed young civil servant Secretary.(Jitendra Kumar as Abhishek Tripathi) ably assisted by Vikas (Chandan Roy) and his chacha Prahlad Pandey (Faisal Malik) along with Dubey ji of course! A thought crossed my mind as to why all are surprisingly Brahmins .... They are an amiable cooperative bunch who try to do the best they can within their limitations. Abhishek is desperate to complete his tenure, pass his UPSC exams and get out of the village. Gradually he gets used to the system and becomes good friends with his Panchayat colleagues. Season 1 is mostly matter of fact and non eventful.

Season 2 shows the Panchayat gang being much closer friends and Abhishek has more or less settled in at Fulera gaon except that he still intends to pass his exams and move upward and out of the village. Life goes on with the district zamindar MLA imparting tough political lessons to the village admin. No further Spoilers except to say that the last episode of Season 2 is so gut wrenchingly sad even in a larger sense beyond the plot of this series, with an absolutely brilliant performance from the underrated Faisal Malik.

Im sure the narrative will continue in Season 3, hope it comes soon.

There are two parts of India - Urban India which has kind of adapted to the western culture and Rural India which still follows the tradition, culture and authentic. If you love to watch a village story, Panchayat is the right dose of medicine for you.

Panchayat tells the story of an engineer graduate who joins a small village, Phulera, in the Bilai district of Uttar Pradesh as a secretary of a panchayat office and in the process re-discovers the grass root issues in the village like frequent power cuts, unorganized office, dowry, family planning etc. What follows next is the measure taken up by him to improve the quality of life in the village.

Created by #TVF (#PermanentRoommates, #TVFPitchers, #KotaFactory), produced by #AmazonPrimeStudio and directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, Panchayat absorbs you right from the very first episode when Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar) joins the offices and begins to observe the life, habits and behavior of the village folks. Panchayat has shades of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Swades where a NRI comes back to India in search of his nanny, identifies the problem and finds the solution. The only difference is that Panchayat focuses on the granular level at the various aspect of a village life.

The direction is impressive handling many sequences with perfection. The scene where Abhishek Tripathi finds out the real mystery behind the haunted tree is hilarious, the wedding scene where the groom shows attitude at the Panchayat office, the fight between Abhishek Tripathi and his team with the local boys at the Fakauli market will bring down the house, the chemisstry between Neena Gupta and Raghuvir Yadav is outstanding. Technically, the cinematography capturing the beautiful locales of an Indian village while Art Direction is simple yet powerful. Dialogues are punching while background score goes well with all the 8 episodes.

While Panchayat will keep you on your toes, there are few insignificant scenes which I felt hampers the momentum of the web-series, especially towards the end. The web-series also shows that Abhishek Tripathi still never liked the village but had to stay back because of the reason which could have been better. Nevertheless, writing by Chandan Kumar is brilliant which should be lauded while the editing is tight.

Performances of Panchayat is the highlight of the web-series. Jithendra Kumar is complete natural as frustrated guy who is transferred from an urban city life to a remote village. However, it is Raghuvir Yadav and Neena Gupta who are just splendid to watch. Chandan Roy as Vikas and Faisal Malik as Prahlad Pandey added more weight to the film.

Panchayat, overall , has the right intention with a good social message which should be the top choice for this weekend. Splendid 4/5

Just saw all 8 episodes (+bonus episode) in a go. It was just amazing. All characters did justice to their role; I will be a bit biased for Jeetu Sir. He is awesome in this series as well. New guy Faisal (Vikas) did a phenomenal job as well. The episodes are beautifully executed n brilliantly intertwined.

Loved loved loved it. Highly recommend. 10 stars

Nobody understands Indian viewers better than TVF. This very beautiful & light-hearted series brings smiles to your face connecting you to rural India. So insightful, simple and viewer-friendly. People who want to take a break from dark, crime, suspense, thriller, patriotism genres...this one is for you. Right now. The casting couldn't have been more perfect.Jeetu bhaiyya,Raghubir Yadav sir and all the supporting cast.Bravo👍