Amazon Prime Video on Thursday announced that the 3rd season of Panchayat which will start streaming from May 28 onwards. Amazon Prime Video took to its Instagram handle and wrote you moved the laukis, we announced the rewards.

Manish Menghani, director of content licensing at Prime Video India said Panchayat has been widely appreciated by the audiences due to its simple storytelling that is rooted in the slow-paced village life and for its satirical treatment of daily issues faced by villagers of Phulera.

Menghani further added due to its engaging and thought-provoking storyline, rustic backdrop, incredible direction and enthralling performances, Panchayat has become a part of pop culture with its characters and storyline it has captured the audience’s imagination and has become truly iconic.

The Viral Fever (TVF) President Vijay Koshi recalled that during the first season of Panchayat they had first premiered Panchayat on Prime Video back in 2020 and it has been truly an incredible journey with audiences from not only India but viewers from around the globe are sending their love and appreciation for this rural life-based comedy drama. The web series has managed to captivate the hearts of audiences with its authenticity and simplicity

Earlier Amazon Prime Video shared stills from the Panchayat 3 sets and the first picture showed Jitendra Kumar on a bicycle, the other photographs featured Ashok Pathak, Durgesh Kumar and Faisal Malik as Vinod, Bhushan and Prahlad, respectively.

The web series has been directed by Deepak Kumar Mishra and the script has been written by Chandan Kumar. The storyline of Panchayat 3 revolves around the challenges and conflicts faced by collector Abhishek Kumar, Pradhanji, Prahlad Pandey, Vinod, Bhushan and other characters in Phulera village. Panchayat 3 features Jitendra Kumar , Raghubir Yadav, Neena Gupta, Saanvika, Faisal Malik, Durgesh Kumar, Ashok Pathak and Chandan Roy in important roles.

Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan has a special message for the Indian cricket team who are getting ready to play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. The legendary actor shared a video in which he assumed the role of Ashwatthama, his character from the upcoming film, Kalki 2898 AD, and motivated the players of the Indian cricket team for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

The video was shared by the official social media accounts of the Nag Ashwin film, Kalki 2898 AD and began with Amitabh Bachchan announcing, Ye mahayudh hai, ab hoja tu taiyaar (This is a war, get ready for it). Through his poetry, the megastar tried to pump up the players as he said, Ab ban ja veer, buland kar le apni taqdeer, dikha dum, laga dum (Now, become brave, elevate your destiny, show your strength, put in effort). The video has gone viral on social media with 87,505 likes till now which are only increasing.

As the Bollywood star narrated the poem with the background music of Kalki 2898 AD playing, visuals of the Indian cricket team played on the screen. Players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya, were seen along with former players like Harbhajan Singh and Mahendra Singh Dhoni celebrating their victory on the cricket ground in the viral video.

In the end of the video the actor concluded with Maan mat tu jeet se kam, garv se uthe har matha, ye mahadwand hai, mahayudh, virodhi se tu nazrein mila, ab hoja tu taiyaar (Do not belittle yourself in front of victory, let every head rise with pride, this is a great struggle, a great battle, meet the opponent eye to eye, now get ready).

The video was shared with the caption, T20WorldCup2024 ka Shankhnaad ho chuka hai! @amitabhbachchan, #TeamIndia’s biggest cheerleader, has a special message. Star Sports lekar aaye hain yeh T20 World Cup ka Mahayudh! Are you Ready?

Some superb bowling effort by the Punjab Kings along with a comfortable 163-run chase took Chennai Super Kings to victory by 7 wickets at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium on Wednesday. After electing to bowl on a red-soil pitch, Sam Curran’s men put Chennai Super Kings on a stranghlehold, capitalising the middle-overs where they only conceded 56 runs.

Spinners Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar picked up 4 important wickets as they conceded 33 runs in 8 overs. In reply, quick knocks from Rilee Rossouw and Jonny Bairstow lightened the load on the middle-order as Punjab Kings afflicted a 5th consecutive loss for Chennai Super Kings in their head-to-head encounters. Sam Curran and Shashank Singh took the team over the line with 2 overs to spare.

Ruturaj Gaikwad played a fighting knock of 62-runs to take Chennai Super Kings to a challenging score of 162/7 in 20 overs. After winning the Player of the Match award for his exceptional bowling, Harpreet Brar expressed his satisfaction with the game and pitch conditions. He credited his partnership with Rahul Chahar and emphasized the importance bowling dot balls repeatedly to build pressure on the opposite team.

Punjab Kings captain, Sam Curran, expressed his immense joy over the victory in Chennai and emphasized the win will boost team’s confidence. He noted the gradual improvement in his performance and highlighted the threat they pose as PBKS move towards the end of the tournament.

Rilee Rossouw commended the bowlers for containing Chennai to 160 runs. He acknowledged Jonny Bairstow’s strong start and lauded Harpreet Brar and Rahul Chahar for their dominating performance in the middle overs. Chennai Super Kings decision to bat first backfired as the Punjab spinners tore down the CSK top batting order, with Gaikwad standing strong amidst a flurry of wickets. Despite brief sparks from Ali and Dhoni, Chennai’s total remained modest which allowed Punjab Kings to comfortably chase down the target.