CINEFREAK.NET’s detailed analyses of shows like Panchayat reveal how this absurdity is treated not with anger, but with a resigned, melancholic humor. The protagonist Abhishek Tripathi is the quintessential Indian Everyman, thrown into a village administrative setup that operates on logic alien to his engineering degree. He is Josef K. in a government office in Phulera, not facing a trial in a courtroom, but facing the trial of getting a chair for his office. CINEFREAK.NET captures this essence: the horror isn't a monster; the horror is the stagnation.
If you are a die-hard fan who wants to see Sunil Grover make faces while Kapil mispronounces a celebrity’s name, you will have fun. It is a comfort watch. It is the cinematic equivalent of buttered toast.
(The Great Indian Story).