Why Vikrant Massey was NOT the primary option to play Bablu Pandit in Mirzapur?

Divyenndu Sharma garnered a large fan following after essaying the gripping and spoilt son Munna Tripathi, of Mirzapur’s gangster Akhandanand Tripathi aka Kaleen Bhaiya. However the actor was initially provided to play Vikrant Massey’s character, Bablu Pandit, within the present.

Why did Divyenndu Sharma reject Vikrant Massey’s character, Bablu Pandit, in Mirzapur?

In a throwback interview with People of Bombay, Divyenndu mentioned, “Initially I used to be approached for Bablu’s character. Went forward and skim it; the whole lot was superb. However yeh jo Munna ka character tha, yeh kaun play karega, once more, silly, .”