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Mirzapur film shifts from OTT to theatres, trailer on April 11
Pankaj Tripathi says Mirzapur: The Film, the big-screen version of the popular streaming series, will turn a solitary viewing into a shared experience. The actor, who reprises his role as Kaleen Bhaiya,…
The Story in Brief
Pankaj Tripathi says Mirzapur: The Film, the big-screen version of the popular streaming series, will turn a solitary viewing into a shared experience. The actor, who reprises his role as Kaleen Bhaiya, told Hindustan Times that watching the franchise on a 25-to-28-foot screen with an audience changes its emotional impact. 'While Mirzapur used to be a "leave me alone" kind of watch, it is now in "party mode,"' he said.
The film revisits the conflict between Kaleen Bhaiya and the Pandit brothers, played by Ali Fazal and Jitendra Kumar. Directed by Gurmeet Singh and written by Puneet Krishna, it is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under Excel Entertainment. The trailer drops on April 11, and the film releases in Hindi and Telugu on September 4.
The Indian Opinion
Fans of Mirzapur are already debating whether a franchise built for intimate, binge-watching will gain or lose in a packed hall. The loudest narrative pits OTT as solitary art against theatre as communal spectacle. But the real test is whether the film offers a story worth leaving home for, not just bigger explosions. The trailer on April 11 will show if it is a fresh chapter or a stretched episode.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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