Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Kritika Kamra brought iconic 1970s fashion back onscreen with her character Gulrukh in Matka King. The actress said she turned to pages from the lives of Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman, Sharmila Tagore, and Rekha to style her character. Sharing her experience, Kritika said, “The team spent a lot of time understanding the look and feel of the era and my character Gulrukh particularly. It started with a photo of Parveen Babi that Nagraj sir had shared and then we looked at the…
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Mumbai, April 23 (IANS) Actress Sai Tamhankar, who is currently seen on the show “Matka King”, has spoken about how, while typecasting remains a huge challenge in the Hindi film industry, it often stems from success itself, where memorable performances lead to repeated offers of similar roles. Sai, who has showcased her talent in diverse projects such as Love Sonia, Bhakshak, Agni, Ground Zero, Navarasa and Dabba Cartel, to name a few, said that turning down work to avoid being pigeon-holed …
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Following a surprise turn in Vijay Varma’s “Matka King”, Viineet Kumar Siingh is all set to make a bigger impact in the second season of the show. Going by a recent report, the actor makes an appearance towards the later part of “Matka King”, with his role expected to gain more importance going forward. The report further suggests that his portions were shot in mid-2025.Talking about his experience of playing Darab Ahmed Wadkar in the series, Viineet said, “Matka King i…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Actor Vijay Varma, who essays the titular role in the recently released streaming series ‘Matka King’, has spoken about his rendezvous with the fleet of iconic cars used in the show. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of the show, and shared that once he stepped into the world of vintage cars used in the show, he was pulled in by the sheer intensity of curiosity.He told IANS, “There are a lot of scenes of the race course. There were some very fancy cars…
Nagraj Manjule’s Matka King arrives on Prime Video as one of the most compelling period crime dramas of the year…
Mumbai, April 15 (IANS) Actor Vijay Varma, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming crime drama and thriller series ‘Matka King’, has said that his love for crunching numbers comes easily to him given he belongs to the Marwadi community. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of ‘Matka King’ in which he essays the role of a gambling lord, who is naturally smart with numbers and the game.When asked how comfortable he is with numbers, he told IANS, “A little bit, I am M…
Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Actor Vijay Varma, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming crime drama and thriller series ‘Matka King’, has spoken up on the nuances of his gambling lord, and how he put together the character. In the series, Vijay essays the role of a fictional gambling lord, who operates a string of matkas (gambling pots) across Mumbai. To fine tune his character, Vijay got in touch with a magician, who taught him the card tricks.The actor spoke with IANS during the promo…
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) As the makers of Matka King unveiled the trailer of the intense drama on Tuesday, it’s lead actor Vijay Varma shared that the at its heart, the series is a story of ambition, power, and the price one pays for success. Vijay, who plays the titular character Brij Bhatti in the series, said in a statement: “Working in Matka King has been an exhilarating journey. Bringing this world and this character to life was both challenging and deeply fulfilling, especially in the ba…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Actor Vijay Varma celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday. The ‘Darlings’ actor took to his official Instagram account and provided an insight into his intimate birthday celebration.Vijay was seen flaunting his dance moves on the ‘Abhi Toh Party Shuru Hui Hai’ track from Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan’s “Khoobsurat”.In the primary picture of the post, the ‘Mirzapur’ actor was seen cutting his birthday cake. After this, we saw the birthday boy holding a beautiful bouquet of fl…
Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Bollywood actor Vijay Varma celebrated his 40th birthday on Sunday. Marking the occasion, his ‘Jaane Jaan’ co-star Kareena Kapoor penned a lovely wish for him on social media.Taking to her official Instagram Stories, Bebo dropped a picture with Vijay and wrote, “Happy birthday dear Vijay…May you dance with joy and happiness always (rainbow and red heart emojis) @itsvijayvarma (sic).”Additionally, veteran actor Anil Kapoor, who will soon be seen sharing screen space wit…