Ali Fazal reveals many filmmakers told him not to be a part of ‘Mirzapur’; calls OTT a ‘disruptor’ – Times of India

Ali Fazal has garnered immense love and appreciation from the audience for his character ‘Guddu‘ in ‘Mirzapur‘. The series has been very popular amongst the audience and they are eagerly waiting for the second instalment of the series.
Recently, Ali attended an event organised by India Today where he revealed that when he was offered the show, there were not many shows happening.However, he had the fortune of doing work on the other side of the world. As he had seen the model working there, he accepted the offer to feature in ‘Mirzapur’.

The actor, however, added that there were a lot of directors who warned him against taking up the offer. They told him not to be a part of the show as it will happen some 5-6 years later.

Elaborating on it, the actor said that the OTT model had been done in the West. So it is definitely a disruptor. According to him, we love our theatres, and he will always do a film that is going to be out there.

Apart from Bollywood movies, he has also appeared in a few Hollywood films such as Furious 7 and Death On The Nile. His extensive list of films also includes a Chinese production called Xuanzang. Very recently, Ali was a part of the Hollywood movie Kandahar starring

Gerard Butler.
Currently, his spy thriller film ‘Khufiya‘, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, is streaming on an OTT platform.