Prime Video announced the commencement of filming for its upcoming crime thriller, Matka King. Produced by multiple National Award winners Siddharth Roy Kapur and Nagraj Manjule along with Gargi Kulkarni, Ashish Aryan, and Ashwini Sidwani, under the banner of Roy Kapur Films, the series is directed by Nagraj Manjule and written by Abhay Koranne, along with Manjule. Currently in production, the series will be available to Prime members in over 240 countries and territories upon its release.
Vijay Varma begins shooting for Matka King a day after announcing Mirzapur release date
Headlined by Vijay Varma, Matka King is a fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, where an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect starts a new gambling game dubbed ‘Matka’. This game takes the city by storm, democratizing a terrain previously reserved for the rich and elite. The series also features an exciting ensemble cast including Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Gulshan Grover and Siddharth Jadhav in pivotal roles.
For the unversed, Matka King was announced this year in March. The announcement post of the same read, “An enterprising cotton trader in Mumbai starts a new gambling game called Matka, taking the city by storm and democratizing a terrain previously reserved for the rich and elite.”
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