Neena Gupta will be back on the screen with the sequel to the hit web series Panchayat. The veteran actress essays the role of a village head, Manju Devi, in the hit series. The actress opened up about how there is a ‘certain kind of innocence’ attached to the series, which people have found endearing.
The series also features Jitendra Kumar as the protagonist who plays the role of a Panchayat secretary, Abhishek Tripathi, and Raghubir Yadav as Neena Gupta’s on-screen husband, Bhij Bhushan Dubey.
In a recent interview with a leading publication, Neena Gupta said, “What I’ve realised is that Panchayat has a certain kind of innocence. That’s why it touches people’s hearts.”
Talking about the new season, she also added, “It’s a very well-written season. There are some new characters also. It was fun to shoot again. We shot in the same village (in Madhya Pradesh) and stayed in the same hotel.”
The arc of Manju Devi’s character will show a smooth growth, which forms the essence of the show. She said, “Manju Devi’s growth as a character will be slow because the kind of woman she is, she won’t suddenly change. She is a very simple woman and doesn’t want much from life. So the change has to come softly and slowly. And this is the flavour of Panchayat. There are no abrupt shifts. The script flows very smoothly.”
The second season will be a deep dive into the characters and equations as shown in the first season. It will also showcase Abhishek, settling into his new life in the Phulera village.
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