India, July 8 -- After four successful seasons, Panchayat has officially been renewed for Season 5. Earlier, actor Saanvika, who plays Rinki on the show, had revealed that she refused to perform a kissing scene. Now, in an interview with NDTV, Jitendra Kumar has addressed the 'removed' kissing scene and shared his thoughts on the matter.

Jitendra spoke about whether he was consulted before the scene and responded to Saanvika's recent statement. He said, "I think Saanvika's comment was taken out of context. When the scene was proposed, I told the makers to ask her first. Her consent was essential. We wanted to make the scene awkwardly funny, like they're about to kiss and then the lights go off. But eventually, it was shot differently." ...