Farhan Akhtar has officially announced Mirzapur: The Film, stoking the excitement of the fans. Taking to his social media handle, the filmmaker shared a video featuring popular characters of the series, Kaleen Bhaiyya (Pankaj Tripathi), Guddu Bhaiyya (Ali Fazal),  Munna Bhaiyya (Divyendu Tripathi) and Compounder (Abhishek Banerjee).

Divyendu’s much-loved character who was killed at the end of the second season of the series will be making a comeback for the film, hinting at a more intense drama. However, the film will not have an OTT release. The makers have opted for a theatrical release.

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Sharing the announcement teaser, Farhan Akhtar who is also a co-producer of the show, wrote, “Ab bhaukaal bhi bada hoga, aur parda bhi. #MirzapurTheFilm, coming soon.”

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The series features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur, Vijay Varma, Isha Talwar, Meghna Malik, Rajesh Tailang, Sheeba Chaddha and Priyanshu Painyuli among others.

The third season ended with Kaleen Bhaiyya sitting on the throne of Mirzapur once again, much to the dismay of his wife and enemies.

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