India has for far too long gotten a very bad reputation due to all of the Bollywood drivel that comes out of it. Most if not all of it is tacky, gaudy, meaningless trash which almost like disrespects its viewers by making such crap. But then came Panchayat which has single handedly so to speak brought the Indian movie/film/shows realm on the international/Oscar worthy landscape. This show is absolutely incredible from not just a story line perspective but even its cinematography and down to the color grading...all of it is pure perfection. And then there is the music...THE MUSIC. The music director has done such an incredible job at bringing each scene and mood to life with the most well thought out sonic canvas painted beautifully with almost perfect notes.

The music seems to be heavily influenced by Gustavo Santaolalla and I ain't complaining. This show is Emmy and Oscar worthy and I wish it gets more publicity outside of India. The only reason I give it 9 stars instead of 10 is because of Jitendra Kumar. For some odd reason people are hailing him to be as some sort of Daniel Day Lewis of India but I honestly find his acting to be painfully mediocre. He has the same expression for 90% of the scenes...this open mouthed half flabbergasted look or his hands on his hips with pelvis sticking out like a pregnant woman type of reaction to most things. In a show with heavyweight legends like Raghuvir Yadav and Neena Gupta and even incredible actors who played Vikas and Prahlad and even Banrakas.... Jitendra's acting feels so annoying and mediocre that I find it to be a big miss for this show. I wish they had gotten a better actor from the Film and Drama school or somewhere else or ANYWHERE as a matter of fact. Anyone than Jitendra as he does no justice to this amazing show. Apart from that gripe, I LOVE this show and this needs to be seen by more people.