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Mirzapur (season 2)
''Mirzapur'' is an Indian Hindi-language action crime thriller web series on Amazon Prime Video, created by Karan Anshuman, who wrote the script along with Puneet Krishna & Vineet Krishna. Anshuman directed the first season of the series, along with Gurmmeet Singh and Mihit Desai,the latter of whom directed the second season. The series is produced by Rithesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment. The story follows Akhandanand Tripathi (Aditya Baranwal), also known as Kaleen Bhaiya, the mafia don and proverbial ruler of Mirzapur in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh. In the first season,the main cast features Pankaj Tripathi, Shweta Tripathi, Divyendu Sharma, Ali Fazal, Vikrant Massey, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Gaur and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. The second season retains the principal cast from the first season, excluding Massey and Pilgaonkar, with new cast consisting of Vijay Varma, Isha Talwar, Lilliput, Anjum Sharma, Priyanshu Painyuli, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karan Anshuman
Karan Anshuman (born 1980) is an Indian film writer, director, and producer. He is the creator and director of Emmy-nominated drama film '' Inside Edge''. He is also the director and writer of ''Bangistan'' and the creator, director, and writer of ''Mirzapur''. He is the co-founder of two digital initiatives: Dreamscape Media, a web and mobile development agency; and Upperstall.com, an Indian cinema film portal. Early life Anshuman was raised in Mumbai, and after finishing his schooling at Jamnabai Narsee School, he went to St Xaviers' College and then to Denison University in the United States to pursue an undergraduate degree in filmmaking. Career Anshuman co-founded Dreamscape Media in 2004 – a digital agency in the business of creation of web and mobile apps, and online marketing and communication. In 2011, Anshuman began his career as a film critic with ''Mumbai Mirror''. Anshuman made his directorial debut with ''Bangistan'' in 2015, which released across 700 scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankaj Tripathi
Pankaj Tripathi (Birth name, né Tiwari; born 5 September 1976) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema and has also appeared in Telugu cinema, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Tamil language films. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors of Hindi cinema. He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award, a Screen Award, and an IIFA Award. Born in Gopalganj District, India, Gopalganj, Bihar, Tripathi got more attracted to art in Patna where he was doing his higher studies. He enrolled himself in the National School of Drama in 2001, from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film ''Run (2004 film), Run'' (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as ''Raavan (2010 Hindi film), Raavan'' (2010) and ''Agneepath (2012 film), Agneepath'' (2012) and in some television series including ''Powder (TV series), Powder''. Tripathi rose to fame with his role as Sultan in Anurag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anangsha Biswas
Anangsha Biswas Is an Indian actress known for her roles in Bollywood and web series such as ''Mirzapur'' on Amazon Prime, ''Hostages'' on Hotstar, Pratibimb on YouTube, '' Ascharyachakit'' on Netflix. Theatre background Anangsha Biswas performed theatre with Naseeruddin Shah, Benjamin Gilani, Farid Currim, Shefali Shah, Akash Khurana etc. in Mumbai. She later went to Sydney to study acting from Tafta. Career Anangsha made her screen debut with a small role as a child actress in Sudhir Mishra's ''Khoya Khoya Chand''. She then played a role in ''Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana'' and later she came into limelight with her role in an Amazon Prime web series ''Mirzapur Mirzapur () is a city in Uttar Pradesh, India, 827 km from Delhi and 733 km from Kolkata, almost 91 km from Prayagraj (formally known as Allahabad) and 61 km from Varanasi. It is known for its carpets and brassware industries, and the folk ...''. Filmography Films Television Webseries References {{DEF ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priyanshu Painyuli
Priyanshu Painyuli is an Indian actor and model who appears in Bollywood films. In 2020, he appeared in Netflix original '' Extraction'', an American action-thriller film and '' Mirzapur 2'', an Amazon Prime Video action crime thriller series. Personal life He married his girlfriend of seven years, Vandana Joshi, on 26 November 2020. Career Priyanshu started his career as a model and assistant director. He made his acting debut with Manuja Tyagi's movie ''Love At First Sight''. After this film, he got an offer from Farhan Akhtar for remake film ''Rock On 2''. In 2018, he featured in Vikramaditya Motwane's ''Bhavesh Joshi Superhero'' in which he played the role of Bhavesh Joshi. He played Robin (Radhesyam) in the second season of ''Mirzapur'' an Amazon Prime Video action crime thriller series. Painyuli also appeared in '' High Jack and in '' Once Again'' in 2018. He played the role of Kapil in 2019 Netflix film Upstarts. In 2020, he played the role of a Bangladeshi crime lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilliput (actor)
Lilliput is an Indian actor and writer for the TV series ''Vikram Vetaal'' and Bollywood films. His real name is M. M. Faruqui. He adopted the screen name taking a cue from Lilliput and Blefuscu, two island nations in Jonathan Swift's novel ''Gulliver's Travels'' where Gulliver lands onto an island inhabited by little people. Career He is best known for writing Doordarshan's popular science fiction series ''Indradhanush'' and acted in films such as ''Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005), '' Saagar'' (1985), and popular 90s sitcoms like ''Dekh Bhai Dekh'' , ''Natkhat'' and ''Mr. Funtoosh'', and for starring in '' Woh'' (1998) as Woh. He plays Dadda Tyagi in Famous web series Mirzapur Season 2. He made his Tamil film Tamil cinema, also known as Kollywood is a part of Indian Cinema; primarily engaged in production of motion pictures in the Tamil language. Based out of the Kodambakkam neighbourhood in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, it is popularly called ''Kollywo ... debut in Vijay starrer ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isha Talwar
Isha Talwar (born 22 December 1987) is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Malayalam and Hindi-language films, besides appearing in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She started out as a model and appeared in various commercials, and later made her film debut with the 2012 Malayalam film ''Thattathin Marayathu''. Early life and background Isha Talwar was born on 22 December 1987, into a Punjabi family and is the daughter of Indian film actor Vinod Talwar. Born and brought up in Mumbai, she graduated from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. She joined choreographer Terence Lewis's dance school in 2004, where she learned various dance forms like ballet, jazz, hip-hop and salsa and went on to become a tutor in the dance studio. She stated that her choreographer Terence Lewis, was "one person who changed me completely". Acting career Talwar worked as a model and appeared in more than 40 commercials for brands like Pizza Hut, Vivel Fairness Cream, Kaya Skin Clinic, Dulux ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vijay Varma
Vijay Varma is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Hindi cinema. Varma rose to prominence with his role in ''Pink'' (2016) and has since acted in critically-acclaimed roles in '' MCA'' (2017), ''Gully Boy'' (2019), ''Baaghi 3'' (2020), '' Darlings'' (2022) and the web series ''Mirzapur'' (2020-present). Early life and education Varma was born on 29 March 1986 in a Marwari family settled in Hyderabad, Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian subcontinent, Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India b .... He studied at the FTII. Career Varma started his acting journey as a theatre artiste in his hometown Hyderabad. He worked in numerous plays before he decided to move to Pune for two years to get a formal education in acting at FTII. After finishing his post graduate course, he shifted his base to Mumbai in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Kulbhushan Kharbanda (born 21 October 1944) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi and Punjabi films. He is best known for his role as the antagonist Shakaal in '' Shaan'' (1980), Starting off with the Delhi-based theatre group 'Yatrik' in the 1960s, he moved to films with Sai Paranjpye's '' Jadu Ka Shankh'' in 1974. He worked in several parallel cinema films before working in the mainstream Hindi film industry. He appeared in Mahesh Bhatt's classic ''Arth'' (1982), ''Ek Chadar Maili Si'' (1986), '' Waaris'' (1988), and in all three parts of Deepa Mehta's Elements trilogy: ''Fire'' (1996), ''Earth'' (1998), and ''Water'' (2005). After nearly two decades he was seen on the theatre stage at the Padatik Theatre in Kolkata in the production of ''Atmakatha'', directed by Vinay Sharma. Personal life Kharbanda is married to Maheshwari, a woman who was previously married to the Maharaja of Kotah. Born the daughter of Maharaja Ram Singh II of Pratapgarh, Rajasthan, Maheshwari married Kha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harshita Gaur
Harshita Shekhar Gaur (born 12 October 1992) is an Indian actress known for her work on the youth-based show ''Sadda Haq'', in which she played the lead role of Sanyukta Agarwal and Dimpy Pandit in the 2018 web series ''Mirzapur''. Early life and career Harshita Gaur was born in New Delhi to a family of doctors. She completed her studies in engineering from Amity University, Noida, where she also participated in drama and creative societies. She started her career as a model, and while she was still pursuing her engineering studies, she got an offer from ''Sadda Haq'', which marked her television debut. She managed to act while finishing her studies. Gaur is also a trained Kathak dancer and has performed in stage shows across India. She has also performed in many commercials, including Dabur Vatika hair oil, Garnier light cream, and Sunsilk. Her latest commercial ad is for Renault Kwid. In 2018, she was hired for the role of 'Dimpy Pandit' in Amazon Prime web series ''Mirzapur'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasika Dugal
Rasika Dugal (born 17 January 1985) is an Indian actress. She is known for her roles in several Indian movies and television shows. She made her screen debut with a small role, in the film '' Anwar'' (2007). And then she went onto star in many critically acclaimed films namely '' No Smoking'' (2007), ''Aurangzeb'' (2013), '' Qissa'' (2015), ''Train Station'' (2015), ''Tu Hai Mera Sunday'' (2017), ''Hamid'' (2018) etc. In 2018, she was seen in the biographical movie ''Manto'' based on the life of writer Saadat Hassan Manto, where she essayed the role of Safia, Manto's wife, for which she garnered her first Screen Award nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actress. Then in 2020, she appeared in movies like ''Lootcase'' and ''Darbaan'', her performances in both of which were praised. In addition to films, Dugal is also active in the television industry. She has appeared in many television serials, such as ''Powder'' (2010), '' Kismat'' (2010), ''Upanishad Ganga'' (2012), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shriya Pilgaonkar
Shriya Pilgaonkar is an Indian actress, director, producer, and stage performer. She is the daughter of actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. Early life Shriya is the only child of famed Marathi actors Sachin and Supriya Pilgaonkar. As a child, Pilgaonkar trained to become a professional swimmer and won several medals while in school. Believing that she might become a translator or a linguist when she grew up, Pilgaonkar also took classes in Japanese when she was a child. Later deciding to take a different route, Pilgaonkar completed her bachelor's degree in Sociology at St. Xavier's College in Mumbai. Pilgaonkar also learned Kathak as a child. Career Acting At the age of five, Pilgaonkar first appeared on television in the Hindi serial ''Tu Tu Main Main'', playing a boy named Bittu. Pilgaonkar made her stage debut in 2012 with her performance in Karan Shetty's 10-minute short play ''Freedom Of Love''. The play was a part of the NCPA's Short and Sweet Festival. In the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikrant Massey
Vikrant Massey is an Indian actor who appears in Hindi television, Hindi films and web series. He made his acting debut with the role of Aamir Hassan in ''Dhoom Machaao Dhoom'' and became a household name with his roles of Dharam in '' Dharam Veer'', Murli Laal in ''Baba Aiso Varr Dhoondo'' and Ayaan Ahmed Khan in ''Qubool Hai''. After his huge success on Hindi television, Massey made his film debut with ''Lootera'' (2013) and appear in supporting parts in films including ''Dil Dhadakne Do'' (2015) and '' Half Girlfriend'' (2017). He earned critical acclaim for his lead portrayals in ''A Death in the Gunj'' (2017) and '' Chhapaak'' (2020). In the meantime he also gained great appreciation with his starring roles in the popular web series '' Mirzapur'' (2018) and ''Broken But Beautiful'' (2018–2019). Vikrant went onto appear in acclaimed film projects such as the romantic comedy ''Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare'' (2020) and the mystery thriller ''Haseen Dillruba'' (2021) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
