‘Panchayat’ Season 3 review: We’re back in Phulera but we’re not sure why
The TVF show starring Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Faisal Khan and Chandan Roy is out on Prime Video.
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends – Panchayat is back, striving to convince us that there is more to the third season than a reunion with fan favourites.
The fictitious Uttar Pradesh village Phulera is now a battleground of competing ambitions. Shots are fired. Sides are taken.
Panchayat has maintained a steady two-year gap between seasons since its premiere on Prime Video in 2020. An enjoyable pursuit of trivialities, genial humour and lovely performances catapulted the TVF show created by Chandan Kumar, Deepak Kumar Mishra and Arunabh Kumar to popularity, while also making follow-ups inevitable.
The first two editions were guided by its hero’s mixed feelings for a self-imposed punishment posting. City slicker Abhishek (Jitendra Kumar) dragged himself to Phulera in order to gain work experience for an MBA. Abhishek had every intention to flee, but ended up developing unexpected bonds with the sarpanch Manju Devi (Neena Gupta), her husband Brij Bhushan (Raghubir Yadav), the panchayat office assistant Vikas (Chandan Roy) and council member Prahlad (Faisal Khan).
The sarpanch’s daughter Rinku (Sanvikaa) gave Abhishek yet another reason to stay. The 2022 season ended on an emotionally resonant note, with the teddy bear like-Prahlad mourning his soldier son’s untimely demise.
The picaresque novella-style plotting has made way for garden-variety politicking. Written by Chandan Kumar and...
