Karan Johar reviews Mirzapur The Movie, gives a massive thumbs up: ‘Solid, kadak, masaledar ride’
Here's the latest update from the Bollywood world:
Karan Johar has joined the list of celebrities praising Mirzapur The Movie. The filmmaker and head of Dharma Productions shared his reaction to the movie on social media, giving the latest chapter of the popular franchise a strong thumbs up. His praise comes as the movie brings the much-loved Mirzapur universe from the streaming platform to the big screen.
Adding to this, Karan Johar shares his reaction after watching Mirzapur The Movie. From OTT favourite to theatrical rollout The Mirzapur franchise, which became a major hit after premiering on Amazon Prime Video, has now taken its larger-than-life world to cinemas. Produced by Excel Entertainment, the movie brings back several familiar faces while introducing new characters to the story. Pankaj Tripathi’s Kaleen Bhaiya and Ali Fazal’s Guddu Pandit remain at the centre of the action, as the power struggle and violence of the Mirzapur world get a theatrical scale.
Meanwhile, The move from a streaming series to a feature movie is a big one for the franchise. However, the makers have retained the elements that made Mirzapur popular in the first place — its larger-than-life characters, intense rivalries and unpredictable twists.
Notably, Karan Johar shared the high-energy trailer on his Instagram Stories along with a glowing review of the movie. The filmmaker, who has often spoken about his love for entertaining cinema, was particularly impressed by how the movie brings its established characters together with the new additions.
As per the latest buzz, Sharing his reaction, Johar wrote: “Mirzapur is a solid, Kadak, masaledar ride! I love the series and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie!!!! All the epic characters shine and make way for the new ones with aplomb! Even if you haven’t seen the series you will love the movie!!!”
In further updates, Presented by Amazon MGM Studios and Excel Entertainment, Mirzapur: The Movie is directed by Gurmeet Singh, written by Puneet Krishna, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner of Excel Entertainment. The movie is co-produced by Kassim Jagmagia and Vishal Ramchandani.
On top of that, Apart from Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi and Divyenndu, the movie introduces Jitendra Kumar, who takes over from Vikrant Massey as Bablu Pandit. Ravi Kishan stars as a new face, while Abhishek Banerjee, Rasika Dugal, Sheeba Chadha, Rajesh Tailang, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Harshita Shekhar Gaur, and Shweta Tripathi reprise their roles from the show.
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Source: Hindustan Times