![]() |
a sweet, comforting delight
Effortless and simplistic, ‘Panchayat’ is a refreshing take on “struggles” of a modest rural life. We get to experience the seemingly unexciting yet vivid everyday lives of people occupying ‘Phulera’ (a small village outside of Uttar Pradesh) through our hero of sorts – Abhishek, who has landed the job of panchayat secretary of the village.
Abhishek (Jitendra Kumar) is someone we can instantly resonate with; he is stuck in a job that he never quite wanted. As he begins making peace with his strange new environment, we see him flounder, whine and fail much like we (people accustomed to big cities) would if we were in his shoes.
Beside Abhishek’s, we also get closely... |