Actor Jitendra Kumar, who is awaiting the release of Season 3 of his fan-favourite streaming series 'Panchayat', has said🅠 that b🙈ecoming a household name was never on his wishlist.
The a🎐ctor, an IIT graduate, feels grateful that life has ✨been kind to him and that his hard work has paid off.
Having grown up in a simple village life, the actor experienced t🤡he chaos of the world of films when he got into acting after graduating from IIT.
Jitendra, who plays the role of Abhishek, told IANS: “I ♏have always lived a simple village life. There is always chaos during the shoot of any project. I find the village life very peaceful. Whenever I return from the shoot, I miss the simplicity and feel nostalgic. I enjoy Phulera (the fictional village in 'Panchayat') a lot for this.”
He said that becoming a household name was n൩ot his aim but his work has been ident🅷ified by people who started following him.
“A lot of opportunities come to me and I get a chance to be part of good films. Of course, becoming a household name is exciting🐎 but I never aimed for it and finally, it's happening which is good for my work.”
He said that ‘'Panchayat’ is the ♈kind of show that he has always loved to watch and work in.
“Finally, I got a chance to play this kind of role and I feel very blessed t🥀o get this opportunity. The response brought a lot of opportunities as well and the web series has also played an important part in my life,” the actor added.
Meanwhile, the cast of ‘Panchayat’ were spotted at Juhu in Mumbai p🍎romoting Season 3 of the web series on Saturday
The photos showed the lead actor Jitendra in a casual white shirt with folded sleeves and beige-coloured cargo pants. He rounded off t🌠he 🔥look with green sneakers.
Neena Gupta, who essays 🧸the role of Manju Devi, the village Pradhan in the series, looked beautif🉐ul in a black sleeveless dress with a thigh-high slit. She accessorised the look with a pearl necklace and black sunglasses. Neena's look was rounded off with black heels.
The duo were a📖ccompanied by the director Deepak Kumar Mishra.
The trailer of Season 3 begins with a neꦇwly transferred Panchayat Secretary making his way to the fictional village of Phulera. The tension, triggered by the trouble-causing character of 'Banrakas', starts mounting as the Panchayat elections approach with the impending danger of current 'Pradhan Pati' being dethroned.
Jitendra, Neena, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik, Chandan Roy, and Sanvik𓆉aa get embroiled in matters of the heart and poli❀tics.
The series is ꧒created by The Viral Fever, directed by Deepak Kum🦋ar Mishra, and written by Chandan Kumar.
'Panchayat 3' wi💮ll stream from May 28 on Prime Vid๊eo.
