It’s vital that folks know me for my work: Abhishek Banerjee
India’s greatest OTT franchise, ‘Mirzapur’, is all set to script historical past with ‘Mirzapur: The Film’ starring Pankaj Tripathi, Divyendu Sharma and Ali Fazal, changing into the primary Indian streaming franchise to make a grand leap to the large display screen. The just lately launched teaser has already created an enormous buzz amongst followers and brought the web by storm. As anticipation reaches fever pitch, followers are eagerly ready to reunite with the present’s iconic characters who’ve turn out to be pop-culture phenomena over time.
Among the many most beloved is Abhishek Banerjee’s Compounder Subodh, a personality that continues to take pleasure in immense reputation. Just lately, Abhishek recalled being recognised by a fan as Compounder Subodh, calling it the sort of connection each actor desires of constructing with the viewers.
“Sure, Jana and Hathoda Tyagi. I believe I’m nonetheless identified extra by these characters than by my very own identify. And I’m genuinely completely happy about that. When your characters do nicely, individuals kind that sort of bond with them. Similar to now, I used to be strolling in and the safety guard stopped me and stated, ‘Arre, Mirzapur compounder!’ That’s how he remembered me. That’s precisely the sort of connection I wish to construct with my viewers,” shared Abhishek.
Talking about his journey as an actor, he added, “It’s a protracted journey forward; that is only the start. For me, it’s vital that folks know me for my work and my performing, not for who I’m outdoors of it. And I’m actually grateful for the sort of work that’s coming my method.”
Additional increasing the ensemble, the movie options Abhishek Banerjee, Rasika Dugal, Mohitt Maalik, Sheeba Chadha, Rajesh Tailang, Pramod Pathak, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Harshita Shekhar Gaur, Shweta Tripathi and Sonal S Chauhan, coming collectively to deliver to life an epic untold chapter from the world of ‘Mirzapur’.
‘Mirzapur: The Film’ is offered by ‘Amazon MGM Studios’ and ‘Excel Leisure’. Directed by Gurmeet Singh, written by Puneet Krishna, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar beneath ‘Excel Leisure’ and co-produced by Kassim Jagmagia and Vishal Ramchandani, the movie is slated for a grand theatrical launch on September 4, 2026.
