The trailer for “Mirzapur: The Movie” dropped this week, giving fans their first extended look at the franchise’s jump from streaming to the big screen. The film is set for a September 4 release in Hindi and Telugu, marking the first time the Mirzapur universe has been built specifically for theaters.

Pankaj Tripathi returns as Kaleen Bhaiya, the calculating patriarch whose grip on Mirzapur has defined the series since its 2018 debut. Ali Fazal is back as Guddu Pandit, and the trailer confirms what fans had been waiting years to see: the return of Divyenndu as Munna Bhaiya, a character many assumed was gone for good after the show’s earlier seasons.

Director Gurmmeet Singh, who has helmed episodes of the original series, takes charge of the film. The cast also includes Jitendra Kumar and Ravi Kishan, both familiar faces from the show’s ensemble.

The trailer leans into what made Mirzapur a hit in the first place: a violent scramble for control of the fictional Uttar Pradesh town’s criminal underworld, with old rivalries resurfacing and new threats forcing every major character to pick a side. Producers are framing the film as a culmination rather than a spinoff, closing storylines the streaming seasons left open.

Mirzapur has been one of Indian streaming’s most-watched franchises since it premiered on Amazon Prime Video, and its move to cinemas is being watched closely as a test of whether OTT-first properties can draw theater audiences the way theatrical franchises do.

Early reactions to the trailer on social media were largely positive, with fans focusing on Munna Bhaiya’s return as the biggest talking point. The production has kept plot details tightly under wraps, and the trailer itself avoids revealing which characters survive the film’s central conflict.

With three weeks left before release, distributors have not yet confirmed the total number of screens the film will open on, though early trade reports suggest a wide rollout across India.