Vijay Varma Begins Shooting For Upcoming Series Matka King, Shares New Poster

The makers of Vijay Varma-starrer Matka King on Wednesday announced the commencement of filming for the upcoming crime thriller. Along with that, they also unveiled a new poster of the actor. The crime thriller show is directed by Nagraj Manjule, known for films such as Fandry and Sairat.

Matka King's new poster featuring Vijay Varma out

Taking to social media, the makers shared a fresh poster of Vijay, in which we can see him wearing a white shirt, giving vibes of the 90s, and is seen throwing playing cards. The post is captioned: "Ready to place our bet! #MatkaKing soon but filming now."

Matka King is a fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, where an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect starts a new gambling game dubbed Matka. This game takes the city by storm, democratising a terrain previously reserved for the rich and elite.

What more do we know about the series Matka King?

The series also features an ensemble cast including Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Gulshan Grover and Siddharth Jadhav in pivotal roles. Produced by multiple Siddharth Roy Kapur and Nagraj Manjule along with Gargi Kulkarni, Ashish Aryan, and Ashwini Sidwani, under the banner of Roy Kapur Films, the series is directed by Nagraj and written by Abhay Koranne, along with Manjule.

Currently in production, the series will be released on Prime Video. Meanwhile, Vijay was last seen in the streaming mystery thriller film Murder Mubarak, alongside Pankaj Tripathi, and Sara Ali Khan. He next has Suriya43, and Ul Jalool Ishq in the pipeline.

(With IANS Inputs)