'I've Kissed Ayushmann, But..' Jitendra Kumar On 'Removed' Panchayat S4 Kiss With Sanvikaa

Tue Jul 08 13:17:51 IST 2025

Soon after the release of Panchayat season 4, there was a lot of buzz around the romance between Jitendra Kumar’s Sachiv Ji and Sanvikaa’s Rinki.

In an interview, Sanvikaa opened up about her character Rinki’s “removed” kissing scene with Sachiv ji aka Abhishek because he refused to film the scene.

Now, in a new interview Jitendra Kumar broke his silence on the kissing scene that was removed. When asked if he was consulted about the scene, he told NDTV

, “I think Sanvikaa's comment was taken out of context. When the scene was proposed to me first, I told the makers to ask Sanvikaa first. Her consent was essential. We wanted to make the scene awkwardly funny. They are going to kiss and the light goes off - something on this note. Later, we shot it differently.”

He added, “I kissed Ayushmann Khurrana in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan

. I had kissed actresses on screen earlier. As an actor, I don't have reservations about an on-screen kiss. But, whether it's a kissing scene or any other activity, it has to support the script. Kahani mein maza aana chahiye, audience se connect karna chahiye.”

Panchayat season 4, unlike previous seasons, received mixed response. Sharing his response to the same, Jitendra stated, “I had full conviction in the script. I felt it was going towards the right direction. When I saw the end-product on screen, I felt our hard work paid off.”

He added, “Yes, there are mixed reactions. I don't know why. But I feel the audience has given the final verdict. I was a bit tense when the first two-three reviews came out. But when the audience showered their love on us, I felt we were right.”

Recently, Panchayat season 5 was announced for a 2026 release.