Karan Johar Gives Mirzapur The Movie A Big Thumbs Up, Calls It A ‘Solid, Kadak, Masaledar Ride’

Mirzapur: The Movie fever has caught Karan Johar too. The filmmaker watched the film today in theatres and could not stop himself from heaping praises on the film. Mirzapur: The Movie, based on the popular 2018 series Mirzapur, released in theatres on September 4, 2026, and received a heavy footfall. The film has witnessed Bollywood’s biggest ever non-star-led opening day as it zoomed past Rs 9 crore by just 3 pm.

Karan Johar Reviews The Film

Karan Johar shared the trailer of Mirzapur The Movie on his Instagram Stories before praising the film in a glowing review. Johar wrote, “Mirzapur is a solid, Kadak, masaledar ride! I love the series and I thoroughly enjoyed the film!!!! All the epic characters shine and make way for the new ones with aplomb!

Even if you haven’t seen the series you will love the film!!!”

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Mirzapur The Movie Review

News18 Showsha gave the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote in its review,“Overall, you walk out feeling it was a decent time at the movies for a fan, carried largely by nostalgia and the comfort of the characters. Measured against the first two seasons, it lands just about okay, but it is quite stronger than the third season. New viewers can still enjoy the world without knowing every detail, but the experience is clearly aimed at those who already care.”

“Stay for the post-credit scene. There is a clear signal that this is not the end and that more is coming. The material still breathes better in the longer OTT format. As a theatrical outing, it delivers enough of the old bhaukaal to justify the ticket if you love this chaotic universe, even if it never fully rises above being a safe, familiar companion piece.”

About Mirzapur The Movie

Mirzapur: The Movie is an action crime thriller film directed by Gurmeet Singh in his feature film debut. It has been written by Puneet Krishna and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under Excel Entertainment. The film is based on the Amazon Prime Video television series Mirzapur.

The film features an ensemble cast, with Pankaj Tripathi as Akhandanand “Kaleen” Tripathi, Ali Fazal as Govind “Guddu” Pandit, Divyenndu as Phoolchand “Munna” Tripathi and Jitendra Kumar as Vinay “Bablu” Pandit, replacing Vikrant Massey from the series. Ravi Kishan plays Babban Yadav, while Abhishek Banerjee appears as Subodh alias “Compounder”.

Rasika Dugal stars as Beena Tripathi, Kaleen’s wife and Munna’s stepmother, and Shweta Tripathi plays Gajgamani “Golu” Gupta. The cast also includes Shriya Pilgaonkar as Swaragini “Sweety” Gupta, Harshita Gaur as Dimpy Pandit, Sushant Singh as Bhairav Singh Karnawat, Mohit Malik as Birju Lohar, Sheeba Chaddha as Vasudha Pandit and Rajesh Tailang as Advocate Ramakant Pandit. Kulbhushan Kharbanda plays Satyanand “Bauji” Tripathi, while Shaji Choudhary portrays Maqbool Khan, Anjum Sharma plays Sharad Shukla, Sonal Chauhan appears as Mumtaz Bibi and Anangsha Biswas as Zarina.