Mirzapur: The Movie, the much anticipated film spinoff of the Mirzapur universe, will release in theatres tomorrow to a massive opening. The film has performed exceptionally well in advance bookings. However, a lot of questions remain in the film-goers’ minds about the film’s storyline, cast members, and most importantly, whether it is crucial to revisit the three seasons of the series before you walk in the movie.
How does the movie story connect to Mirzapur show?
The story for Mirzapur: The Movie continues where season 1 of the Mirzapur left off. During a recent promotional event, Ali Fazal asked fans to rewatch episodes 1 to 6 of the first season, in order to follow the film’s narrative smoothly, considering these episodes establish the primary characters and the central promise, which includes Kaleen Bhaiyya’s empire and the power structure in Mirzapur, Guddu’s transformation, and the relationships that alter the narrative.
Which cast members return?
Most of its lead cast members will be seen in the film — Pankaj Tripathi as Kaleen Bhaiyya, Ali Fazal as Guddu, Shweta Tripathi as Golu, and Rasika Dugal as Beena. However, in one exciting development, Divyenndu will return as Munna Bhaiyya, even though his character was killed in the latter episodes of the series. In another major casting change, Jitendra Kumar will be seen playing Bablu Pandit, instead of Vikrant Massey.
Other cast members include Abhishek Banerjee as Compounder, Harshita Gaur as Dimpy Pandit, Shriya Pilgaonkar as Sweety Gupta. Also marking his entry in the Mirzapur universe is Ravi Kishan as Babban Babua Yadav.
Mirzapur cast fees
Reportedly, Pankaj Tripathi is the highest paid actor among all the cast members, with a remuneration of Rs 15 crore. Other highly-paid actors include Ali Fazal and Divyenndu with reported fee of Rs 4 crore and Rs 3 crore, respectively, while Ravi Kishan is reportedly charging something around Rs 2.5 crore for his appearance.
Box office predictions
According to Sacnilk, Mirzapur: The Movie has already earned nearly Rs 4 crores in advance bookings, with more than 1,35,00 tickets sold across 7442 shows.
Also benefitting from it being Krishna Janmashtami on its release day, the film is likely to cross Rs 20 crore figure on its opening day at box office. It remains to be seen how does the film travel over the weekend, post the word-of-mouth reactions.
OTT date
While an OTT release date for Mirzapur: The Movie is yet to be announced, the film is expected to premiere on Prime Video after the standard 8-week theatrical release, sometime in later November.
Directed by Gurmmeet Singh, Mirzapur: The Movie has Puneet Krishna as its creator and writer. The movie is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under Excel Entertainment, with Amazon MGM Studios backing the project.
