Vibhu and Web Series - Panchayat is a delightful fun watch

While Scam 1992 was a good watch, it was still heavy for Vibhu (my 7 year old boy). Hence next I wanted to see something which is light on the head, clean and can make us laugh. Panchayat is one such 8 episode web series that Vibhu and I enjoyed during the lockdown.

Panchayat is about common people who are not fighting with terrorists, facing a ghost, sacrificing love, chasing money and showing off. This web series revolves around the life of Abhishek Tripathi (name of the character in the series) who gets an average-paying job as a Panchayat secretary of a village Fulera (UP). He is not satisfied with his job, however, with no other option in hand, he continues doing his duties. He experienced both good and bad things living in a room of Panchayat's office. In each episode, you see small incidents in the life of Abhishek, which make each episode like a small yet complete story. 

Do you remember Shahrukh Khan's Swades? In the movie, he leaves his comfortable and fulfilling NASA job to come back to his village in India to support his people. In the movie, we see how undeveloped village life is still in our country, and how SRK's patriotic heart pulls him back to his village. Panchayat web series has a funny similarity with Swades. It also has rural drama with a lot of humor thrown in. In fact, Abhishek gets this advice from his friend when Abhishek shares his willingness to quit the government job “This is your chance to be Mohan Bhargava from Swades, see the real India,” Thus Abhishek is forced to work for the village contrary to how SRK open-heartedly works for his village. Abhishek is not that talented as SRK in Swades. However, he is equally committed to facing grassroot corruption, age-old practices, and the tussle of power. He doesn't get much support from village people. However, he continues to understand the system and prepare for the CAT exam (so that he can get a better job) with charging emergency lights and killing mosquitoes. 

By the time, we reach the 8th episode, we observe things changing and the system improving a little. There is not a single dull moment in the life of Abhishek as he performs the duties of a panchayat secretary. Vibhu and I thoroughly enjoyed this web series. The series is so close to reality. The efforts that are put into the making of an original socially relevant comedy are clearly visible. As I come from North India and I know the reality of village Panchayats, I went crazy giggling at the dialogues. Vibhu has a habit of imitating people and he was out of control as he kept on watching episodes. The situations and incidents made him chuckling all along. Panchayat has an essence of rural life that is so humorous and worth watching with family. We have seen it twice already!

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