Actor Jitendra Kumar is basking within the success of the record-breaking season of his newest present, Panchayat 4. The fourth instalment, which was launched on June 24, 2025, has been obtained properly by the viewers. Finest recognized for its regionally rooted theme, the present has been making headlines these days over the `deleted` kissing scene with the lead actress and his love curiosity within the present, Sanvikaa. Notably, in an earlier interview, Sanvikaa had acknowledged that she was not comfy doing the scenes. Nevertheless, now, Jitendra has now clarified that her assertion was taken out of context.
Jitendra Kumar opens up concerning the kissing scene
In a latest interview with NDTV, Jitendra revealed, “I feel Sanvikaa’s remark was taken out of context. When the scene was proposed, I instructed the makers to ask her first. Her consent was important. We needed to make the scene awkwardly humorous — like they’re about to kiss, and the sunshine goes off. However finally, it was shot in another way.”
He additional went on to say that whereas he doesn’t have any particular points with on-screen intimacy, saying, “I kissed Ayushmann Khurrana in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan. I’ve kissed actresses on display screen earlier than. As an actor, I don’t have reservations about it. However whether or not it’s a kiss or every other scene, it has to serve the story. Kahani mein mazaa aana chahiye, viewers se join karna chahiye.”
What Sanvikaa stated concerning the scene
In an earlier interview with Simply Too Filmy, Sanvikaa shared how she had reservations concerning the proposed kissing scene. She had stated, “To start with, nobody stated something when the narration was finished. However then director Akshat talked to me. He stated that on this season, we have now inserted a scene the place Sachiv ji and Rinki will kiss. Earlier the scene was completely different. Each of them are within the automobile, she falls down, after which they kiss.”
She revealed that she had sought two days from the director to ponder the scene for the reason that present is catered primarily to the household viewers. She clarified, “I used to be apprehensive about how he would react, and I used to be additionally not comfy. So I refused at the moment. However after we had been capturing, they eliminated that scene, however they inserted the tank scene.”
Following the huge success of Panchayat 4, the makers additionally just lately formally introduced that the present is ready to return for a fifth season, which can launch in 2026. The present additionally stars Neena Gupta, Raghubir Yadav, Ashok Pathak and others together with Jitendra Kumar and Sanvikaa.