Winning many hearts, the popular web series Panchayat Season-2 was released on Amazon Prime Videos a week ago. The actors, Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghuveer Yadav are getting a lot of appreciation. However, this is not only a series full of comedy, drama, and emotions but also shows a relatable look at India’s village life. Backed by the TVF (The Viral Fever), Panchayat Season 1 also gathered a lot of appreciation back in 2020.
Season 1 of the Panchayat series was also shot in Mahodiya village, MP. The Panchayat Bhawan around which the web series has been filmed has changed its appearance significantly from the Panchayat Bhawan shown in the first season (2019) due to developmental work. But for shooting, the building was temporarily converted as it was shown in the first season. Thereafter, it is restored to its original form, with the help of the Madhya Pradesh Tourism Board and Panchayat Raj Department, Madhya Pradesh government.
Local artists get a chance to participate in the series
The Mahodiya Village of Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh is now a topic of discussion in the country after the release of the series. Mahodiya’ streets, houses, farms, roads, etc everything can be seen in the web series. Even the Sarpanch (head of the village) of this village is also a woman same as Neena Gupta has played the role of pradhan of Phulera village, Manju Devi, in the series. People are coming from various places to visit this village after the release of the series. Apart from this, shooting in Madhya Pradesh also generated employment for the local artists, who got a chance to showcase their acting in the web series.
Madhya Pradesh becomes the hub of ‘film shooting’
Madhya Pradesh has become the hub of ‘film shooting’ and a good number of filmmakers are coming to shoot their films. Till now, more than 150 projects including feature films, TV serials/Series, TVCs, and Reality shows have been shot in Madhya Pradesh. A few recently released films are Sherni, Durgamati, Chhori, Dhakad, Bhuj, etc. and the web series are Maharani, Gullak, Human, Kali-Kali Aankhen, etc. After the implementation of the Madhya Pradesh Film Tourism Policy-2020, the state government is encouraging film tourism by providing subsidies and all permissions and clearances through a single-window online system. The availability of line producers, production facilities, local artists and crew, etc. makes it much more economical to shoot in diverse, rich, and beautiful shooting locations of Madhya Pradesh.
