Ritesh Sidhwani co-founder of Excel Entertainment, While talking about Mirzapur: The Movie said, “It needed its own midpoint, emotional journey and payoff!”

Excel Entertainment and Amazon MGM Studios’ Mirzapur: The Movie has emerged as one of the most anticipated films in Indian cinema, with excitement building ever since its announcement. Marking the much-awaited theatrical transition of India’s biggest OTT franchise, the film will bring the iconic and widely loved world of Mirzapur to the big screen for the first time. The explosive teaser and trailer have already fuelled anticipation, taking the excitement among fans to an all-new level.

However, bringing the beloved franchise to the big screen was indeed a challenging task for producer Ritesh Sidhwani. He wanted to ensure that the theatrical adaptation stayed true to the essence of Mirzapur while also making it an experience that audiences across the country could enjoy on the big screen.

During an interview, When producer Ritesh Sidhwani was asked , “You are squeezing three seasons of Mirzapur into three hours. What can Mirzapur: The Movie do in a theatre that it could not do as a series?, he said,  “We are taking an IP created as a series and turning it into a feature film. We have seen the reverse happen many times, where films are turned into series. So, in a way, we are breaking the format again and trying something different. Mirzapur has a very loyal fan base and we are giving those fans something new to experience in theatres. We are essentially saying, “You already love these characters. Now come and experience them in a completely different way.”

He further added, “The idea was to take an untold chapter from Season 1 (between two or three episodes) and bring it to the big screen. We also wanted to bring back beloved characters, including Munna Bhaiya and others who were no longer around by Season 3. The first challenge was to tell a story without affecting the narrative of the later seasons. Secondly, we had to ensure the film didn’t feel like three stitched-together episodes of the series. It had to work as a film, with its own beginning, middle and end. It needed its own midpoint, emotional journey and payoff so that audiences could enjoy it as a complete story without affecting Season 4, which will follow. However, if anyone has not watched any season of the series, he/she would still be able to enjoy the film.”

Presented by Amazon MGM Studios and Excel Entertainment, Mirzapur: The Movie is directed by Gurmmeet Singh, written by Puneet Krishna, and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar under the banner of Excel Entertainment. The film is co-produced by Kassim Jagmagia and Vishal Ramchandani.Mirzapur: The Movie releases in cinemas on 4th September 2026.