Storyline: Mirzapur The Movie starts off after some time has passed in the first season of the web series. Akhandanand Tripathi aka Kaleen Bhaiya (Pankaj Tripathi) is the king of Mirzapur’s underworld. His son Munna (Divyenndu) is feared more because of his lineage. Kaleen Bhaiya doesn’t trust his son because of his short temper and immaturity. He is more impressed by Guddu Bhaiya (Ali Fazal) and Bablu (Jitendra Kumar), two brothers working for his empire with dedication.
Guddu and Bablu’s father (Rajesh Tailang) is embarrassed to see his sons working for an underworld don. However, their mother (Sheeba Chadha) thinks the opposite since the two are able to earn big bucks in quick time, even if the means are illegal.
Kaleen Bhaiya’s empire and Mirzapur ki gaddi gets threatened when the Jaisalmer-based businessman-cum-gangster Babban Yadav (Ravi Kishan) offers to make a deal with him involving large quantity of drugs.
Review: As the film is based at a point after some part of the first season of the web series is done, it is advisable to be aware about the characters and their background. The film is more like a fan service for those who are well-versed with the characters and the universe of Mirzapur.
Making a theatrical movie from a web series, which is already three seasons old, is not an easy task for a writer. But Puneet Krishna overcomes this challenge. Mirzapur The Movie doesn’t follow a story structure of a web show at all. The tale completely suits the nature of a feature film with a proper beginning, middle and end. What works the most is that the basic tale of power struggle is quite simple and it doesn’t delve too much into sub-plots like a long format.
Puneet’s screenplay and dialogues and Gurmmeet Singh’s direction also takes note of a theatrical medium. Hence, the masala entertainment quotient is found over here more than in the web series, along with some creative liberties. Sanjay Kapoor’s cinematography also plays its role in increasing the scale of the film to suit the medium.
From the flipsides, the length of 197 minutes could have been shortened. This is felt more in the second half, especially during a sequence that gives rise to a car race between two characters, which could have been avoided. Also, one fight scene after the main battle is over is questionable. The film’s final outcome is also predictable since you know that it is based in season one, so those who are present in Season 2 can’t die here.
The performances are as impressive as in the three web seasons. Pankaj Tripathi once again shines as the head of Mirzapur who uses his head (both metaphorically and literally) to convey things at times. Ali Fazal is also impressive as Guddu as he gets to do more heroic stuff this time. Divyenndu also puts his right foot forward. Jitendra Kumar, the new entrant, plays a mature character sincerely. Ravi Kishan provides an entertaining act as another debutant in the universe.
Rasika Dugal is again effective as the cunning wife of Kaleen Bhaiya. Shriya Pilgaonkar, Shweta Tripathi and Harshita Shekhar Gaur don’t get much screen time and are decent. Pramod Pathak, Rajesh Tailang, Sheeba Chadha, Sushant Singh, Satendra Soni (Chandu Puncture), Mohitt Maalik, Abhishek Banerjee, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Anangsha Biswas and others lend able support.
Overall: Mirzapur The Movie is an effective masala feature film, despite being made from a web series.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
Director: Gurmmeet Singh
Producers: Excel Entertainment
Writer: Puneet Krishna
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Jitendra Kumar, Ravi Kishan, Rasika Dugal and others
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