Divyenndu reprises his role as Munna Bhaiya from Mirzapur in the upcoming film set in the same universe. Directed by Gurmmeet Singh and written by Puneet Krishna, Mirzapur The Movie is set for a September 04 release in theatres. Ahead of its release, Divyenndu spoke about his experience coming back to the beloved franchise as the popular Munna Bhaiya.
The actor said, "I'm very lucky that I get a lot of author-backed characters. I'm thankful to the makers and the writers for actually having this kind of belief in me, that I'll be able to pull off these characters."
He added, "When it comes to my way of making a character and working on it, one thing is always at the core of it: I always try to make them more relatable and human, and not just take the easy way out to explore the character. I like to take my chances, I like to take risks, and audiences have always rewarded me for that. So I think experimenting with characters is, in part, somewhere within me as an actor, and I feel really complete when I express myself in making these characters more so fearlessly."
Divyenndu described his return to the Mirzapur universe as "a life coming full circle" moment. The actor said that he feels a mix of excitement and nervousness, wondering how audiences would respond to his role and whether he has performed it well enough, ahead of its release. "It's a bag full of emotions but above everything, I think this one is just for the fans," the actor said.
Mirzapur The Movie also stars Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, Jitendra Kumar, Ravi, Abhishek B, Rasika Dugal, Mohitt Maalik, Sheeba Chadha, Rajesh Tailang, Pramod Pathak, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Harshita Shekhar Gaur, Shweta Tripathi, Sonal S Chauhan, Anangsha Biswas, Shaji Choudhary, Satendra Soni, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, and Sushant Singh.