Prime Video OTT Wins the Inaugural Best Web Series (OTT) Award for Panchayat Season 2 at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI)

GOA—November 28, 2023— Prime Video, India’s most liked leisure vacation spot, right now created historical past by successful the maiden Best Web Series (OTT) Award for Panchayat Season 2 at the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) held in Goa. The award has been instituted to acknowledge and encourage India’s thriving streaming sector. A complete of 32 entries throughout 10 languages from 15 OTT platforms have been chosen for the introductory Best Web Series award. The entries for the coveted award have been judged by a five-member jury headed by filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani. Other members of the jury included filmmakers Utpal Borpujari and Krishna DK, and actors Divya Dutta and Prosenjit Chatterjee.

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Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra and produced by TVF’s Arunabh Kumar, Panchayat Season 2 contains a extremely gifted ensemble solid together with Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, , Faisal Malik, Chandan Roy, and Sanvikaa. The comedy-drama captures the journey of an city engineering graduate Abhishek Tripathi, portrayed by Jitendra Kumar, who for the lack of a greater job possibility, reluctantly, joins as the Secretary of a Panchayat Office in Phulera, a distant fictional village in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh. Following a stupendous first season, the second season delves deeper into life at Phulera, because it brings new challenges for Abhishek, who has to deal with the on a regular basis workings of the decrepit Panchayat workplace, take care of the native village politics and the villagers, whereas additionally attempting to organize for his CAT exams for a future in the company world. Peppered with slice of life moments and ample doses of humour, the sequence displays the each day tribulations of village life, tracing Abhishek’s rising camaraderie with Pradhan, Vikas, Prahlad and Manju Devi, as newer points crop up in the village whereas he diligently tries to steadiness all of it.

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“At Prime Video, our intention is to convey to life distinctive, relatable and finally deeply entertaining tales that replicate the wealthy and various cultures of our wonderful nation. These are tales from deep inside India that at the identical time characterize common themes and feelings, finally delighting audiences throughout the globe.” stated Sushant Sreeram, Country Director, Prime Video, India. “Panchayat is one such heart-warming story set inside the richness of India’s tradition and traditions. The sequence’ win right now at the first ever Best Web Series (OTT) Award at the extremely acclaimed 54^th IFFI, Goa, is a testomony to our dedication to curate actually immersive content material for prospects. IFFI and Prime Video share a standard imaginative and prescient to advertise the extremely prolific Indian artistic financial system by offering them a platform to showcase their artistic brilliance and cinematic excellence to the world. Thank you, to the jury and organizers at IFFI, we’re actually honored to have obtained this recognition.”

“Panchayat began off as a very easy thought, a coming of age story a couple of younger engineering graduate man who units off to a village and joins as a Panchayat secretary. What follows is a heartwarming story about his experiences dwelling on this easy village, coping with folks and their on a regular basis lives. This is a present that has obtained immense love from audiences and critics in India and round the world and has grow to be a component of the cultural zeitgeist. The rootedness of the story and characters have made Panchayat into a world success, as a testomony to our perception at Prime Video that genuine and trustworthy tales can transcend borders,” stated Manish Menghani, Director – Content Licensing, Prime Video, India. “We are grateful to IFFI and the jury for recognizing the ardour behind this outstanding and distinctive present, the viewers for showering us with fixed love and anticipation, and of course, the director, writers, the fantastic, wonderful companions we’ve got at TVF, the sensible solid, and crew, with out whom the present wouldn’t have grow to be what it’s right now.”

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Co-creator and Director of Panchayat, Deepak Mishra from TVF stated, “A heartfelt thanks to the esteemed IFFI jury for recognizing Panchayat Season 2 with the Best Web Series (OTT) Award. It’s a real honor for our complete group. I’m supremely grateful to Arunabh Kumar, the co-creator on this present who had the imaginative and prescient of bringing rural India to the display.” He continued, “Panchayat wasn’t only a challenge; it was a story meant to replicate the intricate tapestry of India’s quintessential village life – wealthy in shocking complexities but brimming with coronary heart. Our intention was to craft a narrative set in rustic India, with a compelling slice-of-life narrative and a splash of humor. The distinctive abilities of versatile actors like Neena Gupta, Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, and the complete Panchayat solid made it attainable to remodel this easy story of on a regular basis occurrences in an Indian village into an award-winning sequence. It’s heartening to see audiences in India and throughout 240+ international locations and territories on Prime Video appreciating the storytelling. Thank you for the international love!”

Since it was launched on the service, Panchayat Season 2 has been garnering a lot appreciation from audiences and critics alike, successful a number of awards together with Filmfare OTT, Midday OTT hitlist, and Indian Television Academy Awards, to call just a few.

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