Updated On: 09 February, 2024 03:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Kiran Rao`s upcoming film `Laapataa Ladies` and Jitendra Kumar`s starrer Amazon series `Panchayat` were both shot in the same village of Madhya Pradesh, called Sehore

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With `Laapataa Ladies,` Kiran Rao is returning to the director`s chair after a long period of time. The film is made under the production of Aamir Khan Productions. The team of `Laapataa Ladies` organized a special premiere of the film in Bhopal for the villagers of Sehore where the film was actually shot in a real location with the local villagers. The team also received a warm welcome from the local village band at the special premiere in Bhopal.
Similarly, yet another interesting tale from the house of The Viral Fever (TVF) is `Panchayat.` The show has found its acceptance by the wider audience base of the nation as it narrated the story from the heartlands of India, the village. Interstingly, as `Laapataa Ladies` and `Panchayat` have the same backdrop of village, both the stories were shot in the same village Mahodiya in the Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh.