Mirzapur 2. What to expect!

"Attack mein bhi gun, defence mein bhi gun. Hum banayenge Mirzapur ko America”. This dialogue uttered by Ali Fazal best sums up the show. Mirzapur boasts a stellar cast with the real heroes of the show "guns". There are guns galore, large rifles, AK47s, pistols, unlicensed officials, and they are at the root of all evil that plagues this small town in eastern Uttar Pradesh, a town otherwise known for its carpet industry.

The man Akhandanand Tripathi aka Kaleen Bhaiya (Pankaj Tripathi), a crime and drug lord, who traffics guns and drugs in the intricately woven carpets. Nothing moves in the town without his knowledge or permission. As Guddu puts it, “Kaleen Bhaiya ka shehar, Kaleen Bhaiya ka chowk, Mirzapur mein bhaukal ho toh aisa ho”. There is a wayward son, Munna Bhaiya (Divyendu Sharma) who doesn’t quite get the fact that with great power comes great responsibility. Babloo (Vikrant Massey) and Guddu Pandit (Ali Fazal), sons of an honest lawyer, who harbour dreams of being an IAS officer and Mr. Poorvanchal respectively.

In a cruel twist of fate, they are roped in by Kaleen Bhaiya to be the new brain and brawn of his enterprise. The nine-part series with almost hour-long episodes is a tedious watch, where the show creators wished to create a multi-layered, complex narrative, replete with backstories, but it all ends up in a big muddled heap. It’s interesting though to see the suave, urban Vikrant Massey play a small town UP bhaiya, and the guy-next-door Fazal all bulked up. Tripathi shines, but the story doesn’t do justice to him.

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