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Panchayat S4 Ott Verdict (Week 2): Sachiv Ji Performing Better Than His Cat Score! ( Photo Credit – Prime Video )

Tvf’s web series Panchayat S4 has been garnering a good number of views ever since it started streaming on Prime Video. Led by Jitendra Kumar as Sachiv Ji, Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Ashok Pathak, Faisal Malik, Chandan Roy, Durgesh Kumar, Sunita Rajwar, and others, the show was an instant hit ever since it arrived in 2020 with its first season!

Season 3 Vs Season 4 Viewership

Season 3 of Jitendra Kumar’s show garnered a viewership of 28.2 million views in total and was the second most-watched show of 2024 after Mirzapur 3‘s 30.8 million views. Season 4 has already garnered 59% of the total views registered by season 3 in its lifetime last year!

Panchayat S4 Ott Verdict Week 2

Panchayat season 4, in its second week, surprisingly witnessed a drop, garnering a viewership of 7.8 million, taking the top spot in...

Following the phenomenal success of its previous seasons, the much-loved series Panchayat returned with Season 4 on June 24 and has already solidified its standing as both a local and global sensation. The latest season recorded the strongest opening, surpassing all previous seasons in viewership, showcasing its wide appeal and gripping narrative. On launch day, Panchayat Season 4 trended among the Top 10 titles in over 42 countries including the USA, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, and UAE among others, and was streamed in more than 180 countries during its launch week, highlighting its growing footprint. In India, it has been trending at #1 in India and was streamed across 95% of the country’s pin codes in the first week, reaffirming its deep-rooted popularity. Riding on the overwhelming response to Season 4, Prime Video has confirmed that Season 5 is already in development and will premiere in 2026. Since its debut on Prime Video in 2018, Panchayat has consistently captured hearts and earned critical acclaim.

Is Panchayat Season 5 Happening? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Following the record-breaking success of Season 4, Prime Video’s beloved series Panchayat is officially confirmed to return with Season 5 in 2026. Panchayat Season 4 premiered on June 24, 2025, quickly establishing its stronghold as a local and global sensation. After receiving overwhelming love from viewers, Prime Video and Tvf began developing Season 5, and are preparing to launch the new chapter next year.

A Look At Panchayat Season 5 Announcement

Prime Video took to social media to officially announce Panchayat Season 5. “Hi 5! Phulera wapas aane ki taiyyaari shuru kar lijiye #PanchayatOnPrime, New Season, Coming Soon,” the platform wrote alongside a poster. Manish Menghani, Director & Head – Content Licensing, Prime Video India, also confirmed the fifth season and said, “We look forward to continuing the journey of Phulera and its beloved characters.”

Vijay Koshy, President, The Viral Fever, said, “This series holds a special place in our hearts, as it beautifully captures the charm,...

Panchayat S4 Ott Verdict: 2nd Best Opening Of 2025! (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Jitendra Kumar-led Panchayat season 4 received a mixed response from the audience. There were debates and discussions about how the show could not match the brilliance of its previous seasons, and now, the opening week numbers on Prime Video are a testimony to the fact that this was a lukewarm season.

Panchayat’s Last Season’s Debut Week Viewership

The third season of the Tvf show that streams on Prime Video opened with a brilliant viewership of 12 million views. This was one of the best opening week numbers of the last year. In fact, season 3 was one of the most-viewed web series of last year!

Panchayat Season 4 Ott Verdict

Panchayat season 4, in its debut week, garnered a viewership of 8.8 million, taking the top spot in the list of the most-watched streaming originals in India for the week of June 23 – 29, as per Ormax data.

Panchayat Season 4 Cast Salary ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Amazon Prime Video’s Panchayat Season 4 has been one of the most anticipated Ott releases this year. Despite mixed reactions to its politically heavy narrative this time around, the show’s loyal fanbase continues to shower love on the characters of Phulera. While the drama around elections and personal relationships kept fans hooked, many are now equally curious about what the cast pocketed for their performances. Here’s the breakdown!

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Panchayat Season 4 Review in hindi: The series, which had been waiting for the series for a long time, has ended on June 24. Yes, today on 24 June, the most awaited series Panchayat Season 4, which has been launched on Amzeena Prime Video today. Which was being eagerly waiting. In such a situation, reviews are coming out after watching these series on social media. Let’s know how the audience liked season 4.

Panchayat Season 4 Review in hindi

This series, which won the hearts of the audience, was excited to everyone. In such a situation, today she has knocked on the Ott platform on 24 June with a tremendous star starcast. In which Raghubir Yadav and Jitendra Kumar have been seen with talented artists like Durgesh Kumar, Chandan Roy, Ashok Pathak, Samvika Sunita Rajwar as well as Neen Gupta. In which the amazing direction, which keeps Ott lovers tied, is done by Akshat Vijayvargiya with Deepka Mishra.

Panchayat Season 4 Review Ft. Jitendra Kumar: Can Someone Help Sachiv Ji Land An Mba Admission? (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Panchayat Season 4 Review: Star Rating:

Cast: Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik, Chandan Roy, Sanvikaa, Durgesh Kumar, Sunita Rajwar, Ashok Pathak, Pankaj Jha

Creator: Tvf

Director: Akshat Vijaywargiya, Deepak Kumar Mishra

Streaming On: Prime Video

Language: Hindi with Subtitles

Runtime: 8 episodes of 40 minutes each!

“Election mein milte hain aur sab ko naapenge,” when Phulera’s Kranti Devi, played by a brilliant Sunita Rajwar, tells this to Manju Devi, played by the gorgeous Neena Gupta, I placed a bowl of popcorn on my table and geared up to witness the hilarious cat-fight of the recent times. That’s how Panchayat Season 4 started.

Last season made it clear that this season would be all about the politics in Phulera village, with Pradhan Ji’s dominance getting challenged by Bhushan and the gang!

The feature-length directorial debut of British short filmmaker and cinematographer Karan Kandhari, “Sister Midnight” (2025), on the surface reads like textbook international festival bait—exactly the kind of India-set film global audiences love to indulge in. Nominated for the Caméra d’Or at Cannes in 2024 and winner of the Next Wave Best Feature at Fantastic Fest, the film is steeped in exactly the kind of issues we’re right to scrutinize in works of this nature.

The dialogues feel like they were piped through Google Translate, and it’s baffling that seasoned performers like Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, and Chhaya Kadam didn’t seem to flinch. The laborious attempt to orchestrate a black-comedic ballad leads to a third act that drags itself out. What we get is a half-westernised film unable to hold the full cultural weight of the country it so desperately wants to embody.

Yet, what pulls it all...

Can You Stream Radhika Apte’s Sister Midnight In India?(Photo Credit –YouTube)

Radhika Apte’s critically acclaimed and award-winning black comedy Sister Midnight is available to rent, but not in India. Currently, it is accessible in the United Kingdom on several platforms, including Prime Video, Apple TV+, and Sky Store. All platforms offer similar rental pricing, between £4 to £5 ($5 to $6 Usd), and the purchase price is the same across all platforms at £9.99 ($13.47 usd).

OTTPlay also reported that the film is available on Tubi, and Indian viewers can stream a censored version on the platform. However, Tubi is not currently available in India, and even in the US, Sister Midnight is not available for streaming. So, for now, those reports appear to be just rumors. The portal also reported that Prime Video is expected to acquire the film officially. If that happens, the uncensored version may be available for streaming by the end of the year.

I will be honest. I hated Sister Midnight. It is one of the most seriously loathsome films on slum-life, injected with heavy doses of sickening surrealism, and of course there is Radhika Apte, every Smita Patil fanboy-director’s favourite whacked dream.

I am tired of watching Ms Apte’s strong-woman-in-a-sticky-situation act (admittedly very competently staged) . There are weak women out there who also need a voice, as Apte’s actor-sisters Tillotama Shome and Amruta Subhash have recently showed us articulately .

Radhika Apte in Sister Midnight is choked with rage. She is like the pipe in washbasin, clogged with filth. She plays Uma, a fact that I didn’t know until we were much into morbid loose-motion picture. For lengthy patches writer-director Karan Kandhari doesn’t allow his characters to speak. Or is it that the characters don’t allow the director to have a say? They seem to take over...

One of the most striking achievements of Prime Video’s Panchayat lies in its ability to turn even the secondary roles into cultural icons — a rare feat in Indian storytelling. Once seen as supporting characters, Banrakas (Bhushan), brought to life by Durgesh Kumar, and Binod, played by Ashok Pathak, have now become cultural icons, gracing city hoardings, lighting up meme pages, and inspiring everyday banter from metros to mohallas. This surge in popularity speaks volumes about Chandan Kumar’s authentic writing and Deepak Kumar Mishra’s grounded direction. Created by The Viral Fever and streaming on Prime Video, Panchayat has consistently struck a chord with audiences across generations. Bhushan’s antics and punchy one-liners made him instantly meme-worthy, while Binod’s silent expressions and understated presence prove that sometimes, all it takes is stillness to leave a lasting impact.

Durgesh Kumar shared, “When I shot for the first season of Panchayat,...

Karan Kandhari’s debut feature film, Sister Midnight, starring Radhika Apte and Ashok Pathak, is an absurd black comedy with unpredictable twists and turns that will keep you on edge. The film is quite the visual treat; from the very first frame, you can determine that the filmmaker is not interested in grounded portrayal—instead, the interpretation of reality is deadpan, comical, synchronized, and at times poetic. The Wes Anderson style of storytelling— hyperbolic characters, a storybook-like narrative, balanced frames—has also been an obvious influence. Cinematographer Sverre Sørdal captures the essence, or rather the chaos, of Mumbai aptly. It is pretty evident that Kandhari intended the film to be consumed by a global audience in the way he blends the very spatially rooted visuals with a broad range of music (Everything from Cambodian ballads to Iggy Pop and The Stooges). The usual narrative framework is disregarded, and what we witness is pure experimentation,...

Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during AFI Fest 2024. Magnet Releasing opens “Sister Midnight” in theaters Friday, May 23, 2025.

A woman sits alone in a dark room, staring at the wall in front of her. Days go by; the paltry sunlight shifts here and there, her outfit changes, yet her dull demeanor remains. She spills some rice, adds some plants, eventually makes space for a mop and bucket. On and on and on.

This is an accurate summary of Karan Kandhari’s “Sister Midnight,” but one that’s also woefully incomplete. The rest should be saved for seeing it yourself, to gain some context for what keeps the woman in that room, for the many birds (and the goat), and for where Chhaya Kadam from “Laapataa Ladies” fits in.

Kandhari wrote and directed the film about Uma (Radhika Apte), a woman who moves to Mumbai after marrying husband Gopal...

Radhika Apte’s Sister Midnight Bags Commendable Rt Score! ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

The upcoming dark comedy film Sister Midnight, starring the immensely talented actress Radhika Apte in the lead role, is all geared up for its theatrical release in India. One year after its Cannes world premiere, followed by screenings at various film festivals across the globe, the internationally acclaimed movie will be running in Indian theatres on May 23, 2025. Ahead of its theatrical release, read on to learn more about the film’s plot and critical feedback!

Sister Midnight: Plot & Cast

Helmed by Karan Kandhari in his feature directorial debut, Sister Midnight narrates the story of a newly married woman named Uma (played by Radhika Apte), who arrives in a small one-room home in Mumbai with her timid and polite husband Gopal (played by Ashok Pathak of Panchayat fame).

She resents doing regular household chores and other domestic duties...

When the movies became talkies nearly 100 years ago, it all but spelled the end for the popular silent comedian. But that talent still walks among us, largely untapped. Radhika Apte, who became one of India’s first Netflix stars with titles like the series “Sacred Games” and crime comedy “Monica, O My Darling,” gets to unleash those slapstick skills in “Sister Midnight,” now opening in New York before expanding to Los Angeles and other cities. As the disgruntled newlywed Uma, Apte has hardly anyone to even talk to at the start of the film. Uma hates cleaning. She can’t cook. And her husband (Ashok Pathak) doesn’t even have the character to be disagreeable, stumbling back to their one-room Mumbai abode each night, drunk and defeated.

What begins as a satire on arranged marriage then dashes off into amusing, far-flung territories, with Uma’s gloomy disposition becoming infused with a more surreal,...

After a stellar limited opening last weekend, A24’s Friendship jumps from 6 to 60 screens in top ten markets plus Detroit, the hometown of star Tim Robinson. The comedy bromance with Robinson and Paul Rudd soared to $451k on screens in New York and L.A., the top limited opening of 2025, with a per screen average of over $75k. Written and directed by Andrew DeYoung. With Kate Mara, Jack Dylan Grazer. Robinson, the former SNL performer and writer is the face of his popular Netflix sketch comedy I Think You Should Leave.

Magnolia Pictures/Magnet Releasing opens Sister Midnight, the debut feature of London-based Indian artist and writer-director Karan Kandhari starring Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam and Smita Tambe, at the Angelika Film Center in NYC. A rebellious small-town misfit Uma (acclaimed Indian actress Apte) arrives in Mumbai to find herself totally unsuited to life as a housewife.

It’s a full eight-and-half minutes into Sister Midnight before newlyweds Uma (Radhika Apte) and Gopal (Ashok Pathak) even say a word to each other; conflict immediately ensues. Confined to a cramped, one-room apartment after moving to Mumbai, the spitfire Uma finds herself ill-suited to the rigid traditional roles expected of Indian brides. Her bashful husband, on the other hand, rebuffs her attempts to seduce him with a polite handshake. In this lonely arranged marriage of stifled desires and out-of-sync conversations, even bangles soon begin to feel like shackles. Despite this, Karan Kandhari’s Hindi-language directorial debut unfolds as a domestic drama […]

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It’s a full eight-and-half minutes into Sister Midnight before newlyweds Uma (Radhika Apte) and Gopal (Ashok Pathak) even say a word to each other; conflict immediately ensues. Confined to a cramped, one-room apartment after moving to Mumbai, the spitfire Uma finds herself ill-suited to the rigid traditional roles expected of Indian brides. Her bashful husband, on the other hand, rebuffs her attempts to seduce him with a polite handshake. In this lonely arranged marriage of stifled desires and out-of-sync conversations, even bangles soon begin to feel like shackles. Despite this, Karan Kandhari’s Hindi-language directorial debut unfolds as a domestic drama […]

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Written and Directed by Karan Kandhari Starring Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam, Smita Tambe In Sister Midnight, the audacious debut feature from London based Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari, rebellious small-town misfit Uma (acclaimed Indian actress Radhika Apte) arrives in Mumbai to find herself totally unsuited to life as a housewife. At odds …

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Recent times have been a boon for films by or about Indian women. On top of Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine As Light, 2024 also saw the premiere or release of Suchi Talati’s Girls Will Be Girls, Sandhya Suri’s Santosh, and Kiran Rao’s controversial Best International Feature pick Laapataa Ladies. Into that mix comes Karan Kandhari’s Sister Midnight, an offbeat black comedy partly about the difficulty of being a modern Indian woman.

The woman in question is Uma (Radhika Apte), a newlywed first seen on the train as she makes her way to her husband Gopal’s (Ashok Pathak) home. From the start, Kandhari is perfectly willing to let us sit in the silence of our main characters––until the day begins and both Uma and the viewer are thrown headfirst into the chaos of Mumbai. As a heroine, Uma is rather, shall we say,...

There’s a primordial power to swear words, and you can feel it every time that Uma (Radhika Apte), the ferocious protagonist of Sister Midnight, unleashes an expletive. She swears so emphatically that non-Hindi speakers can feel the full force of the words even if they’ve got the subtitles turned off. Bong Joon-ho once urged us to overcome that “one-inch tall” language barrier, but Uma blasts right through it. And, frankly, she has plenty to swear about.

Writer-director Karan Kandhari’s black comedy begins with Uma being shipped off to live in a dingy, single-room apartment in a strange new city with her new husband, Gopal (Ashok Pathak). Their marriage was arranged by relatives who wanted the pair out of sight and mind, and their life together doesn’t look promising. Uma doesn’t know the first thing about running a household, while Gopal flees in terror whenever she threatens to undress.

Written and Directed by Karan Kandhari Starring Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam, Smita Tambe Composer Paul Banks (Interpol) In Sister Midnight, the audacious debut feature from London based Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari, rebellious small-town misfit Uma (acclaimed Indian actress Radhika Apte) arrives in Mumbai to find herself totally unsuited to life as a housewife. …

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Panchayat S4 Teaser Review Ft. Sachiv Ji & Pradhan: My Hopes Are Rocketing With ‘Bittu Ki Mummy’! ( Photo Credit – YouTube )

Phulera is gearing up for the Chunaav season in Panchayat season 4, and the teaser assures that another brilliant set of episodes will arrive on our screens. Starring Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Sunita Rajwar, Neena Gupta, Chandan Roy, Faisal Malik, Ashok Pathak, Durgesh Kumar, and others, the web series is ready to tickle our bones with another rooted story from the pagdandi of a distant village in MP.

The teaser sets the premise right, introducing the voting season in the Phulera village, and while it is Pradhan Ji Vs Bhushan, the fight spices up since it is Neena Gupta Vs Sunita Rajwar, as the seat for the village is reserved for women!

Amidst all this cobweb of politics and people, it would be interesting to see where Sachiv Ji, Jitendra Kumar‘s career,...

The look on Uma’s (Radhika Apte) face, as she raises her wedding veil to glimpse the noisy, litter-strewn city she will now call home, is one of abject horror. The failings of the marriage market have long proven artistically fertile but, unlike the Emma Bovarys before her, the combative Uma directly, and repeatedly, berates her bumbling husband, Gopal (Ashok Pathak). Anger radiates off her with such intensity that even her chewing seems defiant. The oppressive shack where she’s confined, absorbing the sounds and smells of Mumbai at all hours, only emphasises the excitement just out of reach. For Uma, sleeping rough (which she does on two occasions) is preferable to being there.

You’ve got to applaud Kandhari for having the guts to crack open his movie and reshape it.

Sister Midnight, writer-director Karan Kandhari’s BAFTA-nominated feature debut,initially plays like a marriage comedy. Much is made...

“Why can’t you just be normal, like a normal person?” Gopal (Ashok Pathak) asks?

Uma (Radhika Apte) doesn’t know why – at least not at that stage. It will take her some time to accept that perhaps she’s not a normal person, and then to go even further, and accept that that’s okay. She really wanted to be normal. She tried. She thought of Gopal as her childhood sweetheart and travelled all the way to Mumbai to marry him and live with him in his little yellow house. It’s not her fault that he doesn’t seem to have any sexual interest in her. It’s not her fault if she gets frustrated with nothing to do all day but shop and cook and sit around. She tries to resolve it by getting a job as a cleaner, but walking home at night, after late shifts,...

“Why can’t you just be normal, like a normal person?” Gopal (Ashok Pathak) asks?

Uma (Radhika Apte) doesn’t know why – at least not at that stage. It will take her some time to accept that perhaps she’s not a normal person, and then to go even further, and accept that that’s okay. She really wanted to be normal. She tried. She thought of Gopal as her childhood sweetheart and travelled all the way to Mumbai to marry him and live with him in his little yellow house. It’s not her fault that he doesn’t seem to have any sexual interest in her. It’s not her fault if she gets frustrated with nothing to do all day but shop and cook and sit around. She tries to resolve it by getting a job as a cleaner, but walking home at night, after late shifts,...

Radhika Apte is terrific as a woman preparing to settle down with a shiftless husband she barely knows when her world goes awry

British-Indian film-maker Karan Kandhari makes a stylish and offbeat feature debut with a black-comic horror set in Mumbai, elegantly shot by Sverre Sørdal and designed by Shruti Gupte – and if it runs out of road a bit before the end, and can’t quite decide what the point of everything has been … well, we’ve had a lot of laugh-lines, shocks and ingenious sight gags along the way. With its deadpan drollery and rectilinear tableau scenes, Sister Midnight takes something from Wes Anderson and Jim Jarmusch and also – at its most alarming – something more from Polanski’s Repulsion.

The movie’s satirical theme is the horror of arranged marriage, or maybe the intimate horror of marriage full stop – the feeling of being trapped, of suddenly and mysteriously...

Sister Midnight

Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari's feature début, Sister Midnight, is a wildly imaginative and unpredictable black comedy. The story begins after the misanthropic Uma's (Rhadika Apte) arranged marriage to Gopal (Ashok Pathak). They set out to make a home in a small and claustrophobic Mumbai shack that offers little privacy. Lacking basic domestic skills, Uma has to seek advice from a neighbour, who she surprisingly befriends. Meanwhile, her half-witted husband tests her patience. Together, they share the misery of their awkward marriage, which takes an unexpected turn when Uma connects with the nocturnal city, and begins to exhibit strange behaviour.

Karan Kandhari

Born in the Middle East before relocating to London in 1999, where he predominantly lives, Kandhari's previous credits include the short films Hard Hat, Flight of the Pompadour and Sidney. These form the United Howl trilogy, which revolves around the theme of misfits. He has also.

Sister Midnight, the BAFTA nominated debut film from writer and director Karan Kandhari, featuring a stand-out performance by acclaimed actress Radhika Apte, will release the 14th March in the UK and Ireland.

A newly arranged marriage. An oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls. They are awkward and alone-together. Unpredictable Uma does her best to cope with the heat, her total lack of domestic skills, nosy neighbours and her bumbling spouse until the nocturnal world of the city and its inhabitants lead her to face her own strange behaviours.

Nominated for Outstanding British Debut at this year’s BAFTA Awards, Sister Midnight was a hot ticket at the Cannes Film Festival where it was nominated for the Golden Camera award and in Director’s Fortnight. Also nominated for four BIFA awards, Sister Midnight won Best Picture in the Next Wave Award at Austin’s Fantastic...

"Rebellion must come from within, like a viper hidden in a sock drawer." Magnolia Pictures has revealed a new trailer for an indie dark comedy titled Sister Midnight, from Indian filmmaker Karan Kandhari. This premiered in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival last year, and also showed at the London, Denver, and Sitges Film Festivals. A woman is transformed into a disturbing & ruthless figure after entering an arranged marriage. An oddball couple shoved together in a small Mumbai shack with paper-thin walls. They are awkward & alone-together. Unpredictable Uma does her best to cope with the heat, her lack of domestic skills, nosy neighbours and her bumbling spouse until the nocturnal world of Bombay and its inhabitants lead her to face her own strange behaviors. Featuring an eclectic soundtrack (Interpol frontman Paul Banks is the film's composer) and a singular visual aesthetic. Starring Radhika Apte as Uma, with Ashok Pathak,...

Almost 20 years after his student film, “Bye Bye Miss Goodnight” (2005), Karan Kandhari makes another comedy-drama. “Sister Midnight” gathered 8 nominations in total, at such events as the British Independent Film Awards and the 77th Cannes Film Festival.

Sister Midnight is screening at Black Movie

Set in Mumbai, one of the most congested urban areas of India, the narrative follows Uma (Radhika Apte) and her attempts to find herself in a new reality, as she just moved in with her new husband, Gopal (Ashok Pathak), after an arranged marriage. They stay in a tiny one-room house, but Gopal, preferring to drink with friends after work, is rarely there. Her sole companion is the neighbour, Sheetal (Chhaya Kadam). Bored and disregarded, Uma becomes more and more frustrated. However, out of this frustration comes determination to change her situation.

At the beginning, due to a lot of exposition with very sparse dialogue, the movie does not offer much information.

Panchayat Season 4: Jitendra Kumar & Mandali Reunite!(Photo Credit – Instagram)

The chunaavi season is Phulera is in full swing as Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Khan, Chandan Sanyal, Durgesh Kumar, Ashok Pathak and others reunite for Panchayat season 4. The last season ended on a high note, with everyone wondering who shot Pradhan Ji.

Season 4 is all set to unveil some of the mysteries that were left on cliffhangers in season 3. However, it was announced in a heroic way that Phulera is getting ready for the elections in the village, and the viewers will witness the village politics on a root level.

A few pictures from the set have been shared with a clapboard of the fourth season. The audiences are already excited for the fourth season, and the excitement has been building since this time. The team has returned sooner than expected!

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Magnolia’s genre arm Magnet Releasing has acquired US rights to Cannes Directors’ Fortnight selection Sister Midnight directed by London-based Indian artist and filmmaker Karan Kandhari.

‘Sister Midnight’: Cannes Review

Radhika Apte stars as a rebellious small-town misfit who arrives in Mumbai for a newly arranged marriage and must navigate an awkward spouse (Ashok Pathak), nosey neighbours, and increasingly strange nocturnal impulses as she decides to break free from the shackles of domesticity.

Following the Croisette premiere, Sister Midnight recently won the award for best film in the Next Wave section at Fantastic Fest, and will screen at AFI...

Karan Kandhari’s “Sister Midnight” is a surreal Mumbai fable with an aggressive comedic rhythm. It’s composed by hitting the same few notes ad nauseam, but hitting them exceptionally well and for much longer than one might expect before it eventually runs out of steam. All the while, Kandhari takes a novel visual approach to the topic of arranged marriage, situating his woebegone couple — his protagonist in particular, a woman who feels trapped — in a realm of strange psychosis. It’s better than it has any right to be, but not nearly as good as it should be.

Uma (Radhika Apte) is brash, acerbic and vulgar. Unable to cook or manage household expenses, she fulfills very few of the rigid expectations of a new Indian bride. When she arrives at her cramped new one-room apartment with her soft-spoken husband Gopal (Ashok Pathak) — an ostensible stranger — on their wedding night,...

Panchayat Season 3 Still. (Photo Credit – Instagram)

We are just two days away from Panchayat Season 3 dropping on Amazon Prime Video. It is one of the most loved Hindi web series. Starring Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Chandan Roy, Sanvikaa, Ashok Pathak, and Sunita Rajwar, the first season dropped in 2020. Written by Chandan Kumar, it is directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra.

Panchayat is one of those series that gets better with every season. The first two seasons received amazing reviews, and the excitement and expectations for the third one are quite high. Fans can’t wait to see what drama unfolds in the Mahodiya village in the new season. While we are waiting for Panchayat Season 3, director Deepak Kumar Mishra confirmed that he has plans for two more seasons.

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UK-based sales and finance company Protagonist Pictures has lined up Simon Curtis’ Encore for international sales ahead of Cannes, starring Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Henry Winkler and Don Johnson.

UTA Independent Film Group and CAA Media Finance are handling the US sale.

Producers are Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen and Isaac Klausner for Temple Hill Entertainment, the US outfit behind The Twilight Saga and The Maze Runner trilogy, which have grossed over $5.3bn and $949m worldwide respectively. Ryan Cunningham serves as co-producer. Robert Nelson Jacobs, whose credits include Chocolat, has written the script.

The comedy reunites Close and Irons 34 years after their hit Reversal Of Fortune.

Mumbai, July 7 (Ians): Film: 72 Hoorain. Duration: 80 minutes

Cast: Pavan Malhotra, Aamir Bashir, Saru Maini, Rasheed Naz, Ashok Pathak and Namrata Dixit. Director: Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan

Ians Rating: ****

India is one of those countries in the world that is among the worst sufferers of terrorism spread in the name of religion. And everyone knows how religious fanaticism is being used to burn the social fabric of the country.

There have been films that showcase how terrorism deeply impacts our day-to-day life, but there are hardly any films that daringly question the practice of brainwashing youth into becoming terrorists and killing innocent people in the name of religion.

Director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan’s ’72 Hoorain’ exposes the dirty game to trick people into becoming terrorists and turning them into killing machines.

The best part of the film is that it doesn’t preach to convey its message and directly...

Jhootha Kahin Ka movie review is here. Releasing on July 19, 2019, Jhootha Kahin Ka is a comedy of errors starring Rishi Kapoor who will be seen after a year hiatus caused due to cancer. Helmed by Smeep Kang who is making his Bollywood debut after delivering winners like Carry On Jatta (2012), Lucky Di Unlucky Story etc. The movie also stars Sunny Singh, Omkar Kapoor, Jimmy Sheirgill, Lillete Dubey, Manoj Joshi in pivotal roles. Does the movie delivers on laughter?. Let?s find out in the movie review of Jhootha Kahin Ka.

Immediate reaction when the end credits roll

Rishi Kapoor is back to tickle out funny bones. It has been a phase of brilliant intense drama and uplifting sagas like Article 15, Kabir Singh, Super 30 etc, Smeep Kang?s Bollywood debut Jhootha Kahin Ka is an escapist stress buster that only knows how to chill with its mad, crazy fun.

Fukrey Returns

Starring Richa Chadha, Pulkit Samrat, Ali Fazal, Manjot Singh,Varun Sharma

Directed by Mrighdeep Singh Lamba

There is a kind of quirky credibility in the way the characters of Fukrey have grown on us ever since they were seen in the first Fukrey film. It’s been nearly five years. But we haven’t forgotten Hunny, Choocha, Lali, Pandit and last but not the least, the woman who won’t be put on a leash, Bholi Punjaban.

Please note, I make no mention of Zafar, played by Ali Fazal, as his character remains strangely sketchy, unfinished, incomplete. He is a Fukrey on the look-out for a more fleshed-out platform of expression.

Strange, because the other principal players in this prickly parody of Capital consumerism are so vividly etched, we feel we know them inside-out. Fukrey Returns acquaints us with the bang-gang even better than the first Fukrey film.