Mirzapur 3, The Return Of Kaleen Bhaiya; Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Casts Salaries; Where To Watch This Show?

The much-loved crime-thriller show Mirzapur 3 season finally debuted on July 5th to take fans on a roller coaster of emotions. They have become one of the most popular TV series since its first season in 2018 after Sacred Games, the mafia drama which portrays hunger for power, passionate greed, nerve-wrenching struggles, bone-chilling crime and betrayal. Casts like Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal and Rasika Dugal have been highly praised by the fans for their performances in Mirzapur.

With so much love, one would wonder how much their favourite characters in Mirzapur is charging for season 3 after the success of season 2 and season 1.

As per a report of Desi Trolls, Pankaj Tripathi, the main actor of the show who plays the role of Akhandanand "Kaleen" Tripathi, is the highest-paid actor in Mirzapur. His fees are likely to have increased after charging Rs 10 crore for season 2.

Infamous Kaleen Bhaiya runs a carpet business along with the business of production of illegal guns (katta). He is a cunning and power-obsessed man, Satyanand's elder son, Beena's husband, and Munna's father.

Meanwhile, the report stated that Ali Fazal, who plays the character of Govind "Guddu" Pandit, is likely to have charged Rs 12 lakh per episode in the last season, and the numbers are expected to be higher in season 3.

Guddu who is the elder son of Ramakant and Vasudha and Sweety's husband, has his struggles to fame. He initially wanted to be Mr Purvanchal after winning the contest but later worked as an employee in Kaleen Bhaiya's illegal business of guns.

Meanwhile, Rasika Dugal has reportedly seen a jump in her fees after charging a whopping Rs 2.20 lakh per episode in season 2. Playing the role of Beena Tripathi, her character is complex and is the second wife of Akhandanand, daughter-in-law of Satyanand and stepmother to Munna.

Mirzapur 3 picks up from the last season where Munna Tripathi died and Kaaleen Bhaiya took a fugitive status. Guddu in season 3 is looking to take power of Purvanchal with the support of Beena.

Season 3 has 10 episodes and all were released on July 5. The series can be watched on Amazon Prime Video.

Apart from Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal, other main characters of Season 3 are - Rasika Dugal, Shweta Tripathi, Lilliput, Vijay Varma, and Isha Talwar.

The first season of Mirzapur was released on 16 November 2018. The series opened to positive response from audiences, while critics gave mixed reviews. The performances of the cast members, particularly Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal, received rave responses. It eventually became the most popular streaming series in India, after Sacred Games. The second season of Mirzapur was released on 23 October 2020, as per Wikipedia.

The series was filmed mostly across Uttar Pradesh, primarily shot in Mirzapur, and other locations including Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ghazipur, Lucknow, Raebareli, Gorakhpur, and Varanasi.

Mirzapur seasons are written by by Karan Anshuman, who wrote it along with Puneet Krishna & Vineet Krishna. Anshuman directed the first season of the series, along with Gurmmeet Singh and Mihir Desai, the latter of whom directed the second season. The series is produced by Rithesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment.