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Mirzapur 2: Here's what the cast is up to

October 30, 2020 10:39 IST

The highly anticipated season 2 of Mirzapur is out, and everybody has been binge-watching the Web series.

While Showrunner Puneet Krishna's show is garnering good reviews, Namrata Thakker turns her eyes to the ensemble cast and see what they have been up to since.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ali Fazal/Instagram

Ali Fazal is currently in Egypt at the Al Gouna film festival.

Here, the talented actor -- who plays Guddu Pandit in the show -- chills on a yacht in the Red Sea along with the founders of the film event.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Ali Fazal/Instagram

That's Guddu looking dapper as a jury member at the Al Gouna film festival.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shweta Tripathi Sharma/Instagram

Shweta Tripathi Sharma, who plays Gajagamini 'Golu' Gupta in the show, has zoomed off to Goa for a short break.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Shaji Choudhary/Instagram

Shaji Choudhary, who plays the sildent but deadly Maqbool, is enjoying the night life in Lucknow.

Sharing this selfie, he says, 'Aisa nahi ki hame poses dene nhi aate #party #mode #on.'

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Harshita Gaur/Instagram

Harshita Gaur is loving all the attention post the show's release and is still busy promoting it.

As Guddu's sister Dimpy Pandit, Harshita has a meatier role in season 2.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Priyanshu Painyuli/Instagram

Her co-star and love interest in the show Priyanshu Painyuli, on the other hand, has bagged a coveted film project, apart from being seen in the OPPO ads during the IPL telecasts.

The talented actor, who plays Radhakrishna 'Robin' Aggarwal in Mirzapur 2, will een been seen in Pippa alongside Ishaan Khatter and Mrunal Thakur.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anjum Sharma/Instagram

A day after Mirzapur 2 released, Anjum Sharma, front left, celebrated with some of the show's cast and crew.

Anjum plays Sharad Shukla in the crime thriller and will no doubt have a bigger role when Mirzapur returns for a third season.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Isha Talwar/Instagram

Isha Talwar, who plays Madhuri Yadav, has been super active on social media. Her friendly banter with Munna Bhaiya aka Divyenndu -- her husband Phoolchand 'Munna' Tripathi on the show -- is quite a treat for the show's fans.

Isha -- who we first spotted as Ayushmann Khurrana's missus in Article 15 -- posted this still on her Insta feed and captioned it, 'Munna urf@divyenndu, tumne bhi binge watch kar liya hai kya?'

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Neha Sargam/Instagram

Television actress Neha Sargam makes her Web debut with Mirzapur 2, and she couldn't have asked for a better platform.

While Neha is spending quality time with her family at home, we can't wait to see more of her.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay Verma/Instagram

Another actor who made a smashing entry in the Mirzapur universe this season is Vijay Verma.

While compliments have been pouring in from all quarters for his double role as Bade and Chotte in the show, Vijay is now busy reading scripts more than ever.

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Pramod Pathak/Instagram

Actor and cinematographer Pramod Pathak, who plays the seedy and sinister J P Yadav, has moved onto a new project.

 

 

Photograph: Kind courtesy Anangsha Biswas/Instagram

Here's Anangsha Biswas, loving and embracing the post Mirzapur glow in the most stylish way possible.

She plays Zarina Begum in the drama.

NAMRATA THAKKER