For ‘Panchayt 3’ Neena Gupta Acted in 47° Temp, Fell from Bike

Mumbai: During the shooting of Panchayat season 3, actor Neena Gupta, faced several challenges like acting in 45°- 47° temperature, and even falling off a bike on a road during a scene.

In an interview with Indian Express, she said, “Every day we had to shoot in 45°- 47° temperature. This time I had to fall off a bike. There were pebbles and gravel on the road and it was hot. It was challenging for all of us- Both for the actors and the technicians. Actors could at least stand in the shade with fans in their free time. It was physically very tough to shoot this and maybe that’s why people are liking it because it is so genuine, so people relate to it. Mehnat toh karni chaahiye, it was fun.”

Neena also said, “It is a very exciting phase. I thank god for it at least twice-thrice everyday for this phase, I got Panchayat and other work.”

Directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra, this TVF show also stars Jitendra Kumar, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik, Chandan Roy, and Sanvikaa.

The Panchayat series is about Abhishek Tripathi (Jitendra), an engineering graduate, who for lack of a better job option, takes up the post of a secretary of a panchayat office in Phulera, a fictional remote village in Uttar Pradesh.

The third season of Panchayat premiered in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada on May 28 on Prime Video.