2018 · Series
Mirzapur
Excel Entertainment's Hindi gangster series about Akhandanand 'Kaleen Bhaiya' Tripathi, the carpet exporter and crime boss who rules Mirzapur in eastern Uttar Pradesh.
Reviewed by Movie Mandala, Sun, 18 Oct, 2026
Where to watch
IndiaAs of 18 October 2026, Mirzapur is streaming in India on Prime Video with a subscription.
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The story
Akhandanand Tripathi, known as Kaleen Bhaiya, is a wealthy carpet exporter in Mirzapur who secretly runs an illegal gun-making business behind his carpet trade. His son Munna is reckless and hungry to inherit his father's empire. When an incident at a wedding procession brings Munna into conflict with Ramakant Pandit, an upright lawyer, the lawyer's sons Guddu and Bablu are drawn into the Tripathi family's world. What starts as one clash grows into a contest of ambition, power and greed in a lawless town.
Spoiler-free: only the set-up.
Who it suits
A violent, foul-mouthed gangster saga for adult viewers only. Prime Video rates it A for violence, foul language, sexual content and substance use, and tobacco use; many scenes show brutal killings.
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Background
Mirzapur was created by Karan Anshuman, who wrote it with Puneet Krishna and Vineet Krishna, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment. The town and story are fictionalised; the show was filmed mostly across Uttar Pradesh, including Varanasi, Jaunpur, Azamgarh and Lucknow.
The first two episodes were screened at the Mumbai Film Festival in October 2018, and Season 1 premiered on Prime Video on 16 November 2018 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Critics' reviews were mixed, though the performances of Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal were widely praised. Season 2 followed on 23 October 2020 and Season 3 on 5 July 2024; Wikipedia notes the third season drew mixed to negative reviews. A theatrical spin-off, Mirzapur: The Movie, set during the first season's timeline, opened in cinemas on 4 September 2026; Wikipedia lists it among the highest-grossing Hindi films of 2026.
The facts
- Language
- Hindi
- Hindi
- Hindi original
- Genre
- Gangster drama, Crime thriller
- Director
- Karan Anshuman, Gurmmeet Singh and Mihir Desai
- Cast
- Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Divyenndu, Vikrant Massey, Shweta Tripathi
Questions people ask
- Where can I watch Mirzapur in India?
- As of 18 October 2026, Mirzapur is streaming in India on Prime Video with a subscription.
- Is Mirzapur in Hindi?
- Yes. Mirzapur is a Hindi-language series.