‘Prahlad Cha’ was in a dilemma regarding Panchayat: thought- who will watch it in the age of crime-thrillers; now so many calls came that the phone crashed

After watching the third season of Panchayat, a character leaves a different impression. The character who was seen having fun in the last two seasons, has looked completely changed in this season. After the death of his son, this character is lost in himself. We are talking about Prahlad Cha of Panchayat i.e. Faisal Malik. Faisal Malik has not only played the character of Prahlad Cha but has lived it. For this, he also gained weight. Faisal told in an interview to Dainik Bhaskar that when he first heard the concept of Panchayat, he was in a dilemma. He thought why would anyone watch a show made on the background of a village in today’s time. However, his mind opened up as soon as he read the script. He liked the story so much that he agreed to work in it without any delay. Now he has impressed so much with his work that he has got a line of phone calls and messages. Because of this, his phone has also crashed. Let’s start the round of questions and answers with Faisal Malik.. First of all, many congratulations to you. Your series Panchayat is getting a lot of love, what would you say about it? Answer- When the concept of this show came to me for the first time, I started thinking why would anyone want to watch such a story. Crime suspense and thriller shows have been in vogue for the last few years, then there was doubt whether a show made on the background of a village would work or not. However, after the first season, people gave it amazing love. Thinking this, the makers also made the second season. The second season was also successful. Now the third season has also come among you. People are enjoying it a lot too. I am getting so many messages that the phone has crashed. I have just given it for making. This time your character is a little more serious than before. After the death of your son, your character is somewhere in grief, thinking of whom were you able to do such scenes? Answer- Death is a bitter truth. It has to happen in everyone’s life at some point or the other. My father passed away during Covid. My close friends also passed away. I used to think of them while shooting emotional scenes. Perhaps because of this, the acting felt very natural. Whatever I have done, I have done it myself. Whatever was coming out of me, the same was visible on the screen. What is the similarity between Prahlad Cha and Faisal Malik? Answer- Both are carefree people. Both do not demand much from their lives. Both Faisal and Prahlad Cha have a sense of service. I respect my friends and relatives a lot in real life too. I always stand up to help them. How did you prepare yourself for the role of Prahlad Cha? Did you have to learn anything from anywhere? Answer- I am connected to the village. There is a person in the village who is always attached to the leader like a shadow. Even if you remember the leader at 2 o’clock in the night, he is found standing there. My character is also like that. My character is largely dependent on Raghu Bhai (Raghubir Yadav who plays the role of Pradhan). Except for a few workshops, I did not take any training for this from anywhere. Just by seeing the people around, I got into the role. Tell us about the atmosphere on the set? Answer- There was a great atmosphere on the set. Everyone used to laugh and joke with each other. On the day when there was a serious sequence to be shot, the director would instruct everyone that no one would make noise. The atmosphere was very strict while filming serious sequences. Apart from this, there was a lot of fun and frolic on other days. What did you see in the story of Panchayat that made you agree to work in it? Answer- Usually we see in films that a village boy goes to the city, where he has to face different problems. In Panchayat, this thing was the opposite. There, a city boy goes to the village and explores himself. He sees the lifestyle of the village. He also gets introduced to the politics of the village. After seeing all this, I decided that I have to work in this show. To get into the role of Prahlad Cha, did you increase your weight or was some magic shown through makeup? Answer- No, there is no makeup or anything. I have gained a lot of weight for the role. I used to sleep only for two hours a day. I gained a lot of weight due to the change in sleep cycle. I also tried makeup etc., but it did not give that feel. Tell us something about the shooting location of Panchayat? Answer- It was shot in a village in Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. Where the entire series was shot, no one was visible for miles. Sometimes animals etc. were seen. We never had any problem in shooting. That village had everything from temples to platforms, trees, plants and rivers and ponds. We have shot at all these places. There is only one resort in Sehore. All of us actors used to go and stay there after pack up. What was the atmosphere on the set with experienced actors like Neena Gupta and Raghubir Yadav? Answer- Both Neena ji and Raghu bhai are very fun loving people. They are both the most senior, but these two used to laugh and joke the most on the set. Raghu bhai used to sing songs all day long. He kept the atmosphere light. The show’s director Deepak Kumar Mishra also has a great sense of humor. He himself is a brilliant actor.

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