Ali Fazal has expressed gratitude for the overwhelming love that Mirzapur and his character Guddu Pandit have received over the years. Adding to this extraordinary milestone, Mirzapur: The Movie, which released this year, has also emerged as one of the year’s most successful films, delivering an impressive box-office performance and further strengthening the franchise’s place in popular culture.
The film’s success has taken Guddu Pandit’s popularity to another level, cementing his status as one of the most memorable characters in the franchise.
Speaking about the overwhelming response and what the milestone means to him, Ali Fazal says, “It’s honestly quite overwhelming and emotional to see the kind of love Mirzapur continues to receive. When we started this journey, we knew we were creating something special, but none of us could have predicted the scale at which the show and its characters would connect with people. Guddu Pandit has given me so much as an actor, and the fact that audiences have welcomed him into their homes and made Guddu Bhaiya a household name is something I will always cherish. There are moments when you pause and realise that a character you once played has become a part of people’s lives, their conversations and their memories. That feeling is difficult to put into words. To now see Mirzapur receive this recognition, and to have Mirzapur: The Movie take that love forward with such an incredible response at the box office, makes the journey even more special. I am deeply grateful to the audiences, the entire team, and everyone who has stood by this world through every season. Guddu Pandit will always hold a very special place in my heart.”
On the work front, Ali Fazal has earned a nomination for Best Actor at the Asia Content Awards by the Busan International Film Festival. As per a statement, Ali bagged the nomination for his role of Ispit Nair in ‘Forget Me Not’, one of the four films in the ‘Ray’ anthology on Netflix. Directed by Srijith Mukherji, the story is a modern interpretation of Satyajit Ray’s story ‘Bipin Chaudhary Ka Smriti Bhram’.