Matka King: Vijay Varma-starrer gambler drama to launch in April

In June 2024, Vijay Varma introduced that he had begun capturing for filmmaker Nagraj Manjule’s net collection, Matka King. The crime drama was included in Prime Video’s slate of initiatives for 2025, however was a no-show all year long. So, the place does Manjule’s collection stand over a year-and-a-half because it went on flooring? mid-day has learnt that the drama — which is about within the Sixties and tells the story of a cotton dealer in Mumbai, who invented a type of playing known as ‘Matka’ — will première in April 2026.

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A supply revealed, “Matka King’s shoot was wrapped in 2025, and the highest bosses on the streamer had been eager to launch it the identical 12 months. However a present of this scale wanted time to get the very best outcome. It’s going to current Bombay of the Sixties authentically, and marks Nagraj’s first try at a interval drama. The director doesn’t consider in speeding issues to suit a deadline. The present is now prepared and set to drop on-line in April.”