Panchlait (2017)

Directed by

Prem Prakash Modi

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film is set in a rural Indian village and follows a group of people as they navigate a conflict over a lamp used for a local council meeting. It is a social comedy that looks at everyday village life and the small dramas that come with it.

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What happens

Panchlait (transl. Lamp Used in Panchayat) is a 2017 Indian Hindi-language social comedy film based on Phanishwar Nath 'Renu''s short story 'Panchlight'. This movie directed by Prem Prakash Modi features Amitosh Nagpal, Anuradha Mukherjee, Yashpal Sharma, Rajesh Sharma, Ravi Jhankal, Brijendra Kala, Lalit Parimoo, Pranay Narayan and Anurima Ghosh in important roles. Panchlait was released on 17 November 2017. Currently the film is streaming on MX Player. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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