A Diwali treat for all Mirzapur fans - The much-loved Amazon Prime original is now expanding its horizon. The series will be turned into a standalone film, adding joy and excitement to the fans' check lists. Created by Puneet Krishna and directed by Gurmmeet Singh, the film is scheduled for a release in 2026 and it will mark the return of Munna Bhaiyya (played by Divyenndu) who gave the third season a miss.

The series features the iconic characters of Mirzapur, Kaleen Bhaiya (played by Pankaj Tripathi), Guddu Pandit (played Ali Fazal) and Munna Tripathi (played by Divyenndu) along with Abhishek Banerjee who plays the role of the Compounder in the series along with other actors. Announcing the news, Farhan Akhtar, who is a co-producer of the series, shared a post on his Instagram feed. It read, "Ab bhaukaal bhi bada hoga, aur parda bhi.

#MirzapurTheFilm, coming soon." Take a look: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Farhan Akhtar (@faroutakhtar) Divyenndu can be heard saying in Hindi, "I'm a Hindi film hero. A Hindi film is best enjoyed in a theatre.

Need I remind you, I'm immortal." The video was shared with the caption, "Diwali pe sabko mithai milti hai, lekin yeh lo, Mirzapur ki asli barfi (Everyone gets sweets on Diwali but here is the real dessert of Mirzapur)." Talking about expanding the Mirzapur universe into a film, producers Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar of Excel Entertainment said, "It is a landmark milestone for us to bring the quintessential Mirzapur .