Ali Fazal on Mirzapur The Film: ‘It is like going back to the start…’

Richa Chadha believes the Gangs of Wasseypur phenomenon gave rise to many films and series, including Mirzapur.

With the crowd in attendance dialling up the whistles and cheers at the very mention of Mirzapur, Ali Fazal opened up about what’s in store for the much-hyped Mirzapur The film, which is currently in the works. “The film will have not just me, but also Divyenndu, Pankaj Tripathy, and Abhishek Banerjee,” said the actor. When asked how the movie would bring back the characters of Munna Bhaiyaa, Compounder etc… since they are killed in the series, which has completed three seasons, Ali revealed, “It is like going back to the start and telling the story. So they are all there. Once you see me cut my hair, and get beefed up physically, you know I am back on sets working on Mirzapur.”

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The fifth edition of SCREEN Live featured Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Preeti Panigarhi and Kesav Binoy Kiron.

Richa Chadha then quipped, “Mirzapur was originated in the belly of Gangs of Wasseypur,” which lead to ripples of laughter among the crowd. Talking about working in GoW, Richa revealed that she had no clue that the Anurag Kashyap duology would become such a huge success. “It is a cult film today, but when we were making it we didn’t realise it will be a huge hit… A phenomena…”