The USP of Panchayat is its simplistic yet graceful direction. Unlike Bollywood's crude and unrealistic generalizations, the rural life of our country and its people are accurately depicted and represented here. Nothing is flamboyant, nor does it need to be, when the Writing has such a robust footing and that many intricated layers of worldbuilding, you don't need to 'showboat'.

Take any character of your choosing, Prahlad, Vikas, Pradhan Ji, or even our key protagonist Abhishek; everyone is so unpretentious and grounded. And perhaps due to this exact rootedness and of course with their remarkable performances; all these varied individualities, suddenly become all the more relatable, we can establish a personal connection, and before we even realize it, we start caring for them; that is what a properly materialized character development will give you.

So far, there's been two seasons; whilst the first season was pretty much a light-hearted laughter ride, this season is comparatively more mature, more political, and is profoundly emotional as well. Trust me, it will break your heart in the end. Never did I imagine that a show like Panchayat would make me bawl out my eyes like this, clearly exceeding my expectations.