The BLUF

The hallmark of any good story is a deep connection with its characters. The characters that remain with you even when the information is long-awaited. Mirzapur has evolved into a story where its Second Season makes you fall deeper into the crevices of caring for the characters,

The Meat and the Potatoes

Mirzapur is a magnum opus, safely. The grandiose of the production may not be opulent backdrops or rich tapestry, colored milieu. This story’s richness is in its chronicling, the portrayal of complicated human equations, the power of patriarchy over the unfolding of the clandestine emancipation of women struggling for survival. As the season progresses, more equations added to the existing dynamics, and with each such new character, the story becomes even more riveting. 

Finally, the ensemble cast, which is appropriately cast, delivers just the script’s exact requirement in absolute honesty to depict the story.

In the Zone

We do not have the exact words to portray the authenticity of the actors in this entire cast. The performances of every one of them are genuinely honest about their characters’ evolution as the story progresses.

Divyendu Sharma is impeccable. He has grown in his depiction of the hot-headed Munna with perfection. The actions, the remorse, the impatience, and the brutality is all Munna.

Pankaj Tripathi is immaculate in his performance. He lives the character in each dialogue he utters on screen and every poignant pause of the words he speaks.

Ali Fazal as Guddu is mindblowing even in his silences, and you almost feel how the gravity of his pain affects his body

Rasika Duggal, as Beena Tripathi, portrays her character with unsurprising ease. She becomes every woman who has ever compromised in life to survive. Shewta Tripathi is poignant and stands her own. Kulbshan Kharbanda, the veteran actor fills in the role of a debauch patriach with ease and comfort.

The flawlessness of Vijay Verma as twins Bharat and Shatrughan is the surprise of this season.

Is there an actor left in this universe that the Excel team did not think would fit better into this star cast?

FWAR

The omphalos of this series is most definitely the war for power and control over Mirzapur’s territory. So much so that a place of power in the capital city may not suffice.

The charm in control of Mirzapur is its importance in the drug, human trafficking, gun trade, and its apparent proximity to the border. Somewhat like what Samarkand was for the silk route, as is Mirzapur for the crime trade.

As they struggle to control this city’s reins, the battle turns more intense, as do the relationships, the liaisons, and the inconsistency of associations come to the fore with more vengeance.

The inconsistency of relationships is the premise of providing the scope for surprises, twists, and tribulations of great intensity.

Adding these elements to the script makes it potent. The writing is the superpower of Mirzapur. The dialogues are the cherry on the cake.

What we Loved

The actors. Every one of them. The story, the screenplay, direction, cinematography, music, and the combination of it all.

What we Missed

We wouldn’t miss the splattering of bodyparts should those scenes be considered to be filtered