Simply outstanding! This is one of the few expressions that comes to the mind after watching the follow up season of this beautifully crafted series. Moments will fleet past as the episodes will mesmerise the audience with a simplicity, hardly seen nowadays. The season is a bouquet of the varied shades that life has to offer, wrapped in emotions, rich in spontaneity yet rooted to reality. Thus while petty conflicts and trivialities wedge a divide between opposing parties in the rural society, a greater cause drives off the wedge firmly and unites them for the sake of the land and for the prestige of her people. Comical moments intersperse with heart wrenching tragedies and both are presented in such a natural way that you will feel the glee of the characters as they laugh and the eyes will turn tearful as they sob.
The season starts with Abhishek Tripathi, the Panchayat secretary still trying for his MBA as he aspires for a better job. But his stay in the village for so long seems to take a toll on his sentiments and he grows to like the villagers and appreciate their original ingrained values, devoid of the artificiality that the urbanites possess. His friendship with the ex-Pradhan, the new Pradhan, her deputy and his own deputy grows strong yet poses some challenge in the way. Conflicting interests stand in the way at times, only to be brushed aside by the understanding and practical thinking with The Providence playing the dice, at times! Sprinkled with humour in just the right proportion, reliefs are there, too, in plenty like CCTV footage being explored to search for lost goat, snake coils around chilled drinks bottles to fend off excessive heat and drunk driver is appointed in a drive against addictions!
There is not much to say about the acting save that each of Jitendra Kumar, Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Faisal Malik and Chandan Ray excels and stretch the limits of natural acting with a maturity that might be respectfully remembered for days if not years. Special mention is reserved for Faisal Malik for a specific sequence that will be etched in the memory as contrasting emotions are expressed in a single silent act that swings the mood of the ambience in seconds with a suddenness that only feels natural and never a bit artificially forced. Simplicity prevails in the lilting music by Anurag Saikia who designs the melodies to resonate with the ambience right from the opening score and trims them to suit the needs in the sweetest manner possible. Chandan Kumar writes this fascinating journey through the rustic elegance that remains partly hidden in the urban opulence, revealing the subtle shades of emotions and values among the apparently coarser class. Celebrating the spirit and sentiments of rural India, Deepak Kumar Mishra achieves the rare feat in his own merit by directing a season to fame that maintains, if not surpasses the rich flavour that the predecessor in the series soberly presented.
The Amazon Original, streaming obviously in Prime, is a must watch for matured audiences, young and old and recommended to start from the initial episodes for viewers, yet to watch the opening of the series!
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