Hrithik Roshan To Play Kaleen Bhaiya, Pankaj Tripathi’s Iconic Role In Rumored Mirzapur Movie?

New Delhi: The ‘Mirzapur 3’ fan fever continues to die down despite the not-so-good reviews. Perhaps, it is the collective appeal of the show with an enviable ensemble cast put together, or the individual performances of Pankaj Tripathi aka Kaleen Bhaiya, Divyendu Sharma’s Munna Bhaiya or Ali Fazal’s Guddu Bhaiya, but the action-crime series has a loyal fan army. that at any instance can defend the series on social media.

Rumors about Mirzapur film

Recently, some rumors began circulating about a film adaptation of ‘Mirzapur’. While the opportunity is certainly exciting, it is speculated that Hrithik Roshan could be seen in the role of Kaleen Bhaiya. And, as surprising as the news may be, several fans are upset about this rumored casting decision.

There are reports about the Indian Greek god of Bollywood being approached to headline the film based on ‘Mirzapur’. Hrithik Roshan is said to have been approached to play the role of the iconic Kaleen BhaiyaSoon after the news started circulating, several fans and netizens expressed their disapproval about the same on social media platforms like X and Instagram.

netizens commented

Brother, please this is a terrible idea. Mirzapur is not such a great show that it should be made into a movie. Plus Hrithik has done two movies with the Bihari-up accent. People aren’t gonna be interested.

— @funniyan (@funniyan) September 10, 2024

A netizen commented, “Everyone has seen #Mirzapur. No one will watch it in the theatre…There will be disaster without Pankaj Tripathi and Munna Bhaiya…💥🔥”, another wrote, “He will die after being abused, people will never accept anyone else in Kaleen Bhaiya’s role other than Pankaj Tripathi.”

However, some Hrithik Roshan fans were quick to point out that portraying Kaleen Bhaiya’s role may not be a good decision for his career, if he takes uo the rumored Mirzapur movie.

A fan shared, “Bhai, please this is a terrible idea. Mirzapur is not such a great show that it should be made into a movie. Plus Hrithik has done two movies with the Bihari-up accent. People aren’t gonna be interested”, while another said, “Hrx should not do it….we had enough of Vikram vedha….no more remakes plz….he should stick doing original films…”

The internet is almost divided about HR joining the rumored ‘Mirzapur’ film for various reasons. While most of this is just speculation, imagine the uproar if an actual announcement of the film came about.

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