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Mirzapur (2018)

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Genre
action television series, crime television series, thriller television series
Country
India
Length
2 seasons, 9 episodes
Rated
TV-MA
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 191 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A crime boss rules the district of Mirzapur in India. The series follows his rise and the conflicts that arise from his power and influence.

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What happens

Mirzapur is an Indian action crime thriller streaming television series created for Amazon Prime Video, by Karan Anshuman, who wrote the script along with Puneet Krishna and Vineet Krishna. Anshuman directed the first season of the series, along with Gurmeet Singh and Mihir Desai, the latter of whom directed the second season and third season along with Anand Iyer. The series is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment. The story follows Akhandanand “Kaleen” Tripathi, a crime boss and businessman who is the proverbial ruler of Mirzapur district in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh state in India. In the first season, the main cast features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyendu Sharma, Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The second season retains the principal cast from the first season, excluding Massey and Pilgaonkar, with new cast consisting of Vijay Varma, Isha Talwar, Lilliput, Anjum Sharma, Priyanshu Painyuli, Anangsha Biswas and Neha Sargam. The series was filmed mostly across Uttar Pradesh, primarily shot in Mirzapur, and other locations including Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Lucknow, Raebareli, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi. Sanjay Kapoor served as the cinematographer, with Manan Mehta and Anshul Gupta edited the series. John Stewart Eduri composed the background score. The first season of Mirzapur was released on 16 November 2018. The series opened to positive response from audiences, while critics gave mixed reviews. The performances of the cast members, particularly Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal received rave response. It eventually became the most popular streaming series in India, after Sacred Games. The second season of Mirzapur was released on 23 October 2020. The third season of the show was released on 5 July 2024. The first two seasons were received positively, however the third season received mixed reactions from the audience. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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