Showing posts with label Paan Parda Zarda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paan Parda Zarda. Show all posts
What we thought was a single hernia, but during surgery, they found three more-Priyanshu Painyuli
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A near-silent health crisis called multiple hernias forced Priyanshu Painyuli to pause, and sparked a return to mindful movement
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; July 9, 2025)
The adrenaline rush of action sequences may look effortless on screen, but for Priyanshu Painyuli, the behind-the-scenes reality involved physical strain, injury, and an eventual surgical intervention that changed everything.
“I was shooting for Paan Parda Zarda, which is an action series. The prep and shoot stretched over a long period. Naturally, you cut down on carbs, increase your protein intake. I had a fitness coach. But when you push for too long, it takes a toll and I had intense pain in my abdomen,” he shares.
The strain compounded when he began training for a period drama. “I was doing Mixed Martial Arts [MMA], horse riding, archery as I was playing a warrior. I think I stopped listening to my body. I wasn’t taking breaks, and then I crashed. My pain was unbearable and it turned out to be hernia. My doctor operated on what we thought was a single hernia, but during surgery, they found three more.”
Luckily, his team offered support and pushed the shoot schedule for three months for him to recover before he got back on the set. “I couldn’t lift anything. I had to be very careful. Coming back after surgery was a shock. It felt like life had paused. I didn’t even know how to rest. But slowly, I realized how deprived of it I had been. I was bedridden and couldn’t do basic chores.”
The emotional impact was equally intense. “For the first week, I couldn’t even turn in bed. I was stuck on my back for two weeks. That’s when the mental frustration started. I couldn’t sit on a chair. My back and core took a hit. I had to work on it slowly.”
And that’s how he got back to yoga. “My trainer and yoga teacher helped me get back to basics. I had taken a break from yoga, but now I’m regular and I swear by it.” His relationship with fitness has changed. “I see health as a tool for longevity. Even 15 minutes of yoga can clear your mind, open up your body, and reset you.”
Reflecting on his recovery, the actor says, “Sometimes, we take our body for granted. We don’t give it the right food, or rest. Surgery taught me that rushing through life puts pressure on the body and mind, and that hinders recovery.”
The actor recently learned surfing in Sri Lanka, and is playing different sports. He tells us why, “I’ve started taking life less seriously. Why are we always stressing so much about everything?”
Mirzapur director Gurmmeet Singh joins hands with Fukrey director Mrigdeep Singh Lamba for Paan Parda Zarda
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Mirzapur director Singh teams up with Fukrey maker Lamba for Paan Parda Zarda, a gangster drama about opium smuggling
Mohar Basu (MID-DAY; October 3, 2023)
There is something about gangster dramas that fascinates Gurmmeet Singh. It led him to helm Mirzapur, a gory tale of gang wars, greed and power. Now, the director has another gangster story up his sleeve, Paan Parda Zarda.
The series sees him team up with Mrighdeep Singh Lamba of Fukrey fame, and Shilpi Dasgupta as they tell the story of opium smuggling in central India. Mona Singh, Tanve Azmi, Rajesh Tailang, Priyanshu Painyuli and Tanya Maniktala star in the crime drama that rolled on September 27.
Singh, who serves as the showrunner and co-director, says that the Jio Studios’ production goes beyond guns and gore to explore family dynamics. “It has elements of love, action and family drama. Developed from an original story created by Shilpi Dasgupta, the interwoven relationships are key to this series,” he says.
Paan Parda Zarda is worlds apart from Lamba’s comedy franchise, Fukrey. The director is eager to try his hand at this genre as he says, “It’s a labour of love that has been created after years of research.” Writer Suparn S Varma adds that creating the show’s “romantic and violent world” was liberating.
Reliance Entertainment teams up with Mirzapur and Fukrey directors for web series on opium trade
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MUMBAI MIRROR (April 15, 2019)
Anil D. Ambani owned Reliance Entertainment’s Big Synergy has teamed up with three exciting filmmakers to create a mega-entertaining web series, Paan Parda Zarda.
Walky Talkies is the joint venture of three successful filmmakers—Mrighdeep Lamba (Fukrey, Fukrey Returns), Gurmmeet Singh (Mirzapur, Inside Edge) and Shilpi Dasgupta (untitled under-production film with Sonakshi Sinha and Badshah).
After garnering accolades for their films and web series, the trio has come together, with Reliance Entertainment’s Big Synergy, to create Paan Parda Zarda—an intoxicating love story set amidst the opium trade barons of Central India, from the arid landscapes of the Maalwa plateau to the princely kingdom of Bhopal.
Reveals Shilpi Dasgupta, “The series brims with extraordinary, real characters—intense pride, devious deceit, violent retribution, but above all, majestic love. Paan Parda Zarda is a sensory overload that will leave audiences numb in its aftermath, much like a hit of the opiate that has been deployed to win wars and change fortunes in Asia for centuries. Indeed, much of the history of our region has been dictated by whosoever has controlled opium.”
“Paan Parda Zarda reflects Big Synergy’s ambition to create path-breaking fiction content. With our current and prospective collaborations with A-List creators in Bollywood and regional markets, we’re all set to entertain viewers with top-notch content,” said Rajiv Bakshi, the CEO of Reliance Entertainment’s Big Synergy.
The upcoming series is being helmed by producer Namit Sharma, who said, “Set against a fresh, unseen milieu, the series has all the elements of an epic tale that straddles human drama, organised crime and political machinations. But at its heart, is a beautiful love story.”
This amazing pairing with the director of Mirzapur leaves no doubt that the audience can expect the most thrilling Indian web series.
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