
Pankaj Tripathi Hits 1000 Crore, Salman Khan Falls Out
Pankaj Tripathi enters the 1000 crore post-COVID club via Mirzapur: The Movie. Salman Khan is out. Rajkummar Rao is within reach. The new benchmark isn’t stardom — it’s cumulative impact.


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Mirzapur: The Movie released in theatres on Friday, 4 September 2026.
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The battle for Mirzapur’s throne intensifies as old enemies resurface and a new threat emerges in the form of Babban Babua, a ruthless businessman from Jaisalmer with ambitions of his own. As the Tripathis face enemies from both the past and present, loyalties are tested while Guddu and Bablu Pandit fight to establish themselves in the power struggle for Mirzapur.

Akhandanand 'Kaleen' Tripathi

Govind 'Guddu' Pandit

Phoolchand 'Munna' Tripathi

Vinay 'Bablu' Pandit

Babban Babua

Beena Tripathi

Birju Lohar

Vasudha Pandit
Cast and portraits from TMDB.
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Pankaj Tripathi enters the 1000 crore post-COVID club via Mirzapur: The Movie. Salman Khan is out. Rajkummar Rao is within reach. The new benchmark isn’t stardom — it’s cumulative impact.

Hanuman Ansh has grossed ₹427.16 crore worldwide in 63 days, making it one of the most profitable films of 2026 despite a ₹1.8 crore budget and no major star. Mirzapur The Movie, meanwhile, crossed ₹336 crore in 35 days.

Hanuman Ansh and Mirzapur The Movie lead September 2026's box office surge with ₹266.65cr and ₹232.02cr respectively, making it Bollywood’s second-best month of the year at ₹583.75cr net.

Mirzapur: The Movie has crossed ₹61 crore overseas — and it’s not just a number. It’s a statement.

Hanuman Ansh has quietly vaulted past Bhooth Bangla in North America, claiming fourth place in the year’s top Bollywood grossers with $2.47 million from just 21 days.

Shweta Tripathi’s Mirzapur The Movie has crossed ₹200 crore at the box office—surprising even trade analysts—and she’s not just celebrating the numbers. She’s reflecting on what they mean.

In a fresh interview, Gurmmeet Singh breaks down the shocking climax where Satindra Soni’s Chandu Puncture unintentionally kills Sonal Chauhan’s Mumtaz, revealing the tightrope the film walked between humour and heartbreak.

On September 28, Mirzapur – The Movie logged a modest 41 lakh, Hanuman Ansh stayed strong with 1.61 crore, while The Vvaan fell to 4.5 crore, leaving the industry eyeing the next weekend’s numbers.

Mirzapur director Gurmmeet Singh opens up on the film crossing Rs 300 crore, addresses violence criticism, dodges a question on the Shoorveer song and teases new shows under his production banner Cheetah on the Moon.

Koimoi’s latest box‑office tally shows Dhurandhar leading both opening weekend and total‑year collections in 2026, while Border, Hanuman Ansh and Mirzapur The Movie round out the top five performers.

Mirzapur The Movie director Gurmmeet Singh opens up on CBFC cuts, the Sergio Leone influence behind the film's Rajasthan visuals, and why he hasn't spoken to Vikrant Massey since Jitendra Kumar took over as Babloo.

Mirzapur: The Movie gets a fresh romantic track, 'Sanson Ki Mala', mid-release, with lyrics credited to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and vocals by Madhur Sharma, as the film continues its Hindi and Telugu run.

Divyenndu is marking 15 years in the film industry off the back of Mirzapur: The Movie's success, alongside Peddi and Glory, and says the run proves patience pays off.

Amul India has dropped a topical creative titled MASKAPUR, showing Pankaj Tripathi's Kaleen Bhaiya with a bun maska, riffing on Mirzapur: The Movie's ongoing theatrical run since its September 4 release.

Shobhaa De reviewed Mirzapur: The Movie on Instagram, calling it monotonous and possibly meant for men. She praised Ravi Kishan and Ali Fazal but found Pankaj Tripathi repetitive, and admitted falling asleep mid-film.

Senior Rajasthan BJP leader Rajendra Rathore has asked the CBFC to remove the song Shoorveer from Mirzapur: The Movie, saying its use alongside gangster characters disrespects Maharana Pratap.

Hanuman Ansh's overseas opening lifted its worldwide total past Dhamaal 4 to 237.43 crore, while Mirzapur The Movie is set to overtake the same film domestically on day 10, per Koimoi's tracking.

Mirzapur The Movie has crossed Rs 150 crore net domestically in its first week, registering Bollywood's third biggest opening week of 2026 and comfortably clearing its reported Rs 90 crore budget.

Rasika Dugal explains why Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's qawwali Saanson Ki Mala works so well in Beena Tripathi's key scene in Mirzapur: The Movie, as fans turn the moment into a viral anthem.

Haiwaan, reuniting Akshay Kumar with director Priyadarshan and co-star Saif Ali Khan after 17 years, opens September 11 facing a screen squeeze from Hanuman Ansh and Mirzapur The Movie, trackers say.

Rasika Dugal opens up about how 'Saanson Ki Mala', playing over a pivotal Beena Tripathi scene in Mirzapur: The Movie, has been reborn through fan edits, memes and reactions online.

Ahead of Drishyam: The Conclusion's October 2 release, director Abhishek Pathak tells Variety that this year's string of theatrical successes, from Border 2 to Mirzapur: The Movie, shows audiences still want to watch films on the big screen.

Pankaj Tripathi and Divyenndu shared a photo in character as Kaleen Bhaiya and Munna Bhaiya, thanking fans for the response to Mirzapur: The Movie five days after its theatrical release.

Mirzapur: The Movie has crossed 133 crore net in five days, per early trends, already beating the full lifetime profit that Excel Entertainment's Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara made back in 2011.