{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","contentId":"0000018f-95e9-de71-a39f-b7fffb910002","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/panchayat-season-3-interview-with-neena-gupta","headline":"What can fans expect from Panchayat Season 3? Neena Gupta, Faisal Malik and Deepak Mishra weigh in","description":"Neena Gupta, Faisal Malik, and Deepak Mishra from Prime Video's Panchayat Season 3 are here to give a sneak peek into the most-awaited series. Find out about their standout memories from sets, latest purchase on Amazon.in and more. Click for details!","datePublished":"2024-05-21T04:51:15.074Z","dateModified":"2024-05-21T04:51:15.074Z","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Shaima Roghay","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.in/author/shaima-roghay","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9c50e3d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2340x2340+0+0/resize/84x84!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff1%2Fd0%2Fa5cd6b684b8890f18b224a7c5e75%2Fshaima-author.jpg","width":"84","height":"84"}}],"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/46d950a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6912x4608+640+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ffd%2Fc6%2F3a756d254a038d180aea31b4e66a%2F66a5779-cc.jpg","width":"300","height":"200"},"articleBody":"![Panchayat season 3 on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/46d950a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6912x4608+640+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ffd%2Fc6%2F3a756d254a038d180aea31b4e66a%2F66a5779-cc.jpg)\n\n# What can fans expect from Panchayat Season 3? Neena Gupta, Faisal Malik and Deepak Mishra weigh in\n\n*The trio reveals the twists that define Season 3, recall fun moments from the show’s set and talk about their last shopping on Amazon.in.*\n\nThe natives of Phulera are back to your screens with another season intertwined with humour, drama and community spirit. *Panchayat* Season 3, which starts streaming on May 28, plays out in the backdrop of Panchayat elections that are being held at Phulera.\n\n![Panchayat season 3 on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b58c014/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4608+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa2%2Fc8%2F8d4ca34141e1bea50254412a283c%2F66a4383-cc.jpg)\n\nFor first time watchers, *Panchayat* is a comedy drama that first premiered in 2020. It follows the journey of Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra Kumar), an urban educated engineering graduate who finds himself taking up the position of Panchayat secretary in a fictional village called Phulera. What follows is his discovery of the villagers’ issues ranging from frequent power cuts and unorganised Panchayatservices to dowry and family planning. He sets out to improve the villagers’ quality of life while navigating the Panchayat’s murky politics.\n\n![Zakir Khan in Chacha Vidhayak Hain Humare](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/397f9e7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/810x540+75+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fbb%2F0d%2Feba33a5c47b4ba60842e1df7018d%2Fcvhh-posters-4.png)\n\n- [Zakir Khan to aspiring comedians—don’t seek advice from senior comedians](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/chacha-vidhayak-hain-humare-star-zakir-khan-interview)\n\nSeason 3 is all about the Panchayatelection, political rivalries and power dynamics at Phulera*.* Meanwhile, Abhishek is faced with a personal dilemma of choosing between his career aspirations and bettering the lives of the villagers.\n\n![Panchayat season 3 on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cc614d0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4608+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fdb%2Ff6%2F65fd1324444da9a46f6ff8ecb802%2F66a3935-cc.jpg)\n\nWe got a chance to speak to the Panchayat Pradhan Manju Devi (Neena Gupta), Assistant Pradhan Prahlad Pandey (Faisal Malik) and also the show’s director Deepak Mishra to understand what fans can expect in Season 3. Edited excerpts.\n\n### Tell us what’s happening in Season 3 and what are the key characters in the show up to?\n\n**Gupta**: I remain the same, Manju Devi, the *Pradhan* of the village Panchayatlivinglife as usual. I look after the household and my family comprising of my daughter and husband. Due to the other developments happening this season my role also goes forward and changes its shape. Manju finds herself more involved in election politics this season.\n\n![Panchayat season 3 on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/ee6f908/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4608+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd7%2F31%2Ffc53517b43b38e1ad096513ce44b%2F66a8004-cc.jpg)\n\n**Malik**: Season 2 ended with my character learning about a huge loss—the only family I had, my son, dies in war. This season follows his journey of dealing with grief and coming out of it. The *Pradhanji* also has things happening in her life which my character as her assistant gets involved with, which is quite interesting.\n\n**Mishra:** A lot is happening in Season 3. Without revealing much I can say that a strong political rivalry is brewing and taking an unexpected form. The political rivalry between Bhushan (Raghubir Yadav) and *Pradhanji* is going to increase a lot. To what extent it reaches you should wait and watch.\n\n![Sidharth Malhotra Yodha on Amazon Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/4824719/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6708x4472+622+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F72%2F89%2F53f05ab0409cb66891b17b2690c2%2Fdsc05085-copy.jpg)\n\n- [How to watch Sidharth Malhotra starrer ‘Yodha’ on Prime Video](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/sidharth-malhotra-yodha-on-prime-video)\n\n### The series and its characters have become household names with people across the globe watching this story set in the heartland of India. How does it feel to be a part of a project that resonates with such a large audience?\n\n**Gupta**: It is very overwhelming as all kinds of people—rich, elite, lower class, middle class—are watching *Panchayat.* People have been asking me when the new season will come out since the last one year. *Panchayat* resonates with everyone which is a very rare thing, especially for a series based in a village. I used to think that affluent people or English-speaking or convent-educated people won’t watch it but they are and also sending me messages of how much they like it which is amazing.\n\n**Malik**: As an actor, I feel God has blessed me a lot by giving me a chance to be a part of a project that so many people find themselves connected to. I am really grateful for that and also thankful to TVF and my director who believed in me when casting me. *Panchayat* really has been magical for me.\n\n![Panchayat season 3 on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/95757e9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4608+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff6%2Fdc%2F1b0f737c42e3ae83c51f2ded4154%2F66a2204-cc.jpg)\n\n**Mishra**: I feel really proud to be a part of *Panchayat*. We always had the conviction about making a story that is so rooted and based in a village. But it is a lovely feeling to see that conviction materialise.\n\n### Panchayat continues to be loved by fans and Season 2 even won Best Web Series award at IFFI 2023. As you say, everyone is eagerly awaiting the new season. Does it create a lot of pressure to perform/create and live up to the fans’ expectations?\n\n**Gupta**: As an actor, I would continue to do my best so that bit isn’t pressurising. But yes, now that the new season is coming out soon and seeing how people have really high expectations of it, one wonders if we will live up to those expectations. That does feel a little pressurising.\n\n**Malik**: Yes, it does because *Panchayat* is so loved and we don’t want to let people down. But the biggest pressure of course is on the creators and our main guy—the director *sahab* because he has to kick it off. I’m merely a performer.\n\n![Panchayat season 3 on Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/cfaf540/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4608+0+0/resize/767x431!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F76%2F29%2Fc21ab3404330902ab575ebffd3a0%2F66a1375-2-cc.jpg)\n\n**Mishra**: Yes, there is some pressure but we don’t let that sway us from the purpose with which we set out to make this show. Sticking to that purpose is tough and because the show is loved by so many people, there is some pressure.\n\n![Richie Mehta Poacher Prime Video](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/2519ac1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3510x2340+650+0/resize/300x200!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Feb%2F9e%2F73593072486a984d09e157174cb9%2Frichie-mehta-2.jpeg)\n\n- [‘One flabbergasting piece of footage I received in 2015 drove me to make 'Poacher'’](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/poacher-director-richie-mehta-interview)\n\n### What is a standout memory for you while shooting for Season 3?\n\n**Gupta**: I really enjoyed Raghubir Yadav’s company on set because we kept on singing and I learned a lot from him. He’s a great singer.\n\n**Malik**: There are too many but when we’re shooting and the frame needs to be cleared, Deepak sir shouts out ‘*abhi koi agar frame me agaya toh unse acting karwauga* (if anyone comes into the frame I will make them act).’ When he says that, the people who aren’t required in the scene start running around to clear the frame. That is always very funny to watch.\n\n**Mishra**: I have to say ‘*abhi koi frame mein ayega toh unse audition karauga* (if anyone comes into the frame I will get them to audition)*’* and only then everyone speeds up to clear the frame. But a standout memory for me was when we were shooting a funeral scene and the ritual fire became too large. The actors ran back. I was worried if a mishap would occur but it was soon controlled. Everyone was so committed that they went back to their spots to continue the scene soon after. That dedication was really great to experience.\n\n### **What was your last purchase on Amazon.in?**\n\n**Gupta**: An Audible subscription.\n\n**Malik**: I ordered 3-4 things just the other day, including a Kapiva juice for detoxification. I also brought what I call the younger brother of microwave these days—an air fryer.\n\n**Mishra**: I ordered some essentials and I recall a shampoo bottle being one of them.\n\n### What is on your Prime Video watch list?\n\n**Gupta**: My last movie with Prime Video—[*Mast Mein Rehne Ka*](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/mast-mein-rehne-ka-streaming-on-prime-video)*—*which was loved by a lot of people.\n\n**Malik**: There is a show called *Yellow* *Stone* which I really like.\n\n**Mishra**: The recently released Prime Video Original [*Poacher.*](https://www.aboutamazon.in/news/entertainment/poacher-review-prime-video)[](#_msocom_6)","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"About Amazon","url":"https://www.aboutamazon.com","sameAs":["https://x.com/amazonnews","https://www.linkedin.com/company/amazon","https://www.instagram.com/amazonnews"],"logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://assets.aboutamazon.com/bd/8f/88e7b0314cc2bd05b9de3155a0fe/amazon-news.svg"},"parentOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Amazon","url":"https://www.amazon.com","sameAs":["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3884","https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_(company)","https://x.com/Amazon"]}}}