Panchayat

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat; casteist slurs hurled at them

A case under sections of the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was registered against the village head's representative Santosh Yadav and his companion Sant Kumar Yadav at Nawabganj police station on Tuesday evening

Madhya Pradesh: Male kin take oath of panchayat office instead of elected women members, official suspended

The male relatives, who included fathers and husbands of some women, took oath on Thursday at a few places in Sagar and Damoh districts. The videos of the ‘oath-taking’ ceremonies went viral on social media

Jitendra Kumar rejoices as the song Shabaash from his film Jaadugar gets played at the Commonwealth Games

Speaking about it, Jitendra Kumar said, "I am beyond ecstatic. It is indeed a big thing for any actor. Never did we imagine that our song would attain this milestone."

Why Jitendra Kumar’s Jaadugar misses the Panchayat magic

Jitendra Kumar is in fine form but film struggles to balance rom-com cliches with sports drama and coming-of-age melodrama

Panchayat actor Chandan Roy on his acting journey: 'Mumbai was always the goal, I had no Plan B'

"I had realised way back in my mid-teens that I am not meant for a 9-to-5 job life. During my journalism stint, I would look at some of my colleagues and be afraid of falling into that mould,” says Chandan Roy on what pulled him into the acting world.

Nirmal Pathak ki Ghar Wapsi on SonyLiv leaves an impact with its noble ideas, despite a middling execution

Nirmal Pathak ki Ghar Wapsi is not a slice-of-life narrative by any stretch - it’s possibly the very opposite of what we deem as a ‘comfort watch’ these days, and that's where the comparisons with Panchayat end.

Important to maintain the rhythm: Jeetendra Kumar on success of Panchayat 2

Actor Jeetendra Kumar talks about Panchayat's success. Have a look.

Have a look at the places where Panchayat is now embedded in pop culture

Having made a place in the heart of one and all, here are three places where Panchayat has made a name for itself in pop culture.

Gullak, Home Shanti create space for family centric shows on Indian OTT

As TV loses its unifying ability to mediocre content, OTTs have the scope to fill a significant void in family viewing.

Panchayat season 2 review: Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta return with a humorous story from the heartland

One of Panchayat’s great strengths is its ability to create humour out of what are essentially studies in scarcity.