Mirzapur Review

The self-styled king of Mirzapur is Akhandanand Tripathi (Pankaj Tripathi), whose business of manufacturing carpets has earned him the name Kaleen Bhaiyaa (kaleen is carpets, bhaiyya is brother). However, brushed literally and otherwise under and into these rugs, is an empire of drugs and weapons trade that has made him a millionaire and earned him the fear and following of the town.

But even the most powerful dons have their problems, and Akhandanand’s not-so-prodigal son Munna (Divyenndu) threatens to be his downfall. High on a cocktail of drugs and a sense of entitlement, Munna joins a wedding procession and accidentally shoots the groom dead. Ramakant Pandit (Rajesh Tailang), an upstanding lawyer, takes up the case against Munna, only to inadvertently have his sons Guddu (Ali Fazal) and Bablu (Vikrant Massey) get involved in the very world he is a part of.

While the story is a work of fiction, Mirzapur is, in fact, a real town known for its carpets in Uttar Pradesh.