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This webseries came to my notice only 10 days ago. I am now on S3 Ep2. I have watched all of them with my family and did not find a single flaw in any of the 17 episodes. The village set up is brilliant, the screenplay, and storyline are excellent. The artists, all of them, Jitendra, Raghuvir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Chandan Kumar or Faisan Malik - all of them have demonstrated method by immersing in their characters. For the last 10 days, looks like I have been living in Phullera myself. It reminds me of great R K Narayan, Shankar Nag epic Malgudi Days. The chemistry of characters in Panchayat seems to be conjugate of the chemistry of Swami, Mani and Rajam in Malgudi.

Only regret I have is that Panchayat was released in 2020 and I got to know about this brilliant artistic excellence in 2024.

I grew up in 80s and 90s, when we were told by elders that Chamkila's songs are popular but they are not for kids. Imtiaz Ali's in depth research has brought on screen the reality of those times in Punjab and the challenges the great artist Chamkila had to undergo. Diljit Dosanjh has won the hearts in his portrayal of Chamkila, no room for any improvement. Music is awesome, editing has successfully kept the audience engaged. I have been listening to Chamkila on spotify after watching this film. Chamkila's songs are testament of the great justice Imtiyaz Ali and his team have done. Overall, this is the best movie from Bollywood in the last 4-5 years, will go a long way in recognition of Dosanjh's talent. Great film, must watch. I give it 10 out of 10.

I am surprised that nobody has written a review for this gem. Dhoop Kinare is an evergreen drama, built around the stories of doctors in a hospital. Rahat Kazmi as Dr Ansari is the lead character and delivers a marvelous performance. The chemistry between Ahmer and Zoya is heartwarming. Ahmer is some 15 years older, Zoya doesn't care about that. Twist comes because of an old piece of land which creates a rift, to be sorted later. Main story is extremely well supported by the supporting characters. Camera works of 1980s are pathetic, so is editing. But the technical flaws are ignorable for a brilliant story and artistic excellence. A must watch, only 13 episodes.