Panchayat (Nepali:पंचायत) is a 2017 Nepalese drama social film, directed and written by Shivam Adhikari and produced by Sushanta Shrestha and Sankhar Shrestha, under the banner Kalawati Films with NepalFlix and Hetauda Movies.

The film stars Neeta Dhungana in the lead role along with Saroj Khanal, Rupa Rana, Ganesh Giti, Jahanwi Basnet and Bishal Pahari.

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] It was selected as the Nepalese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

[8] The film is based on Nepalese Panchayat system in Nepal while in Nepalese king Birendra of Nepal's times.

Neeta Dhungana & Saroj Khanal starrer Panchayat to represent Nepal at Oscars 2019 glamournepal.net