'Matka King': Vijay Varma, Kritika Kamra Headline Nagraj Popatrao Manjule's Prime Video Series

There's a new king on streaming: Vijay Varma. The actor will be seen in filmmaker Nagraj Popatrao Manjule's next, Matka King. At the Prime Video Presents: India launch of their new 2026 slate, the makers debuted the show's visual unit as it gears up for a release.

The show is backed by Roy Kapur Films, Aatpat and SMR Productions, with Abhay Koranne and Manjule attached as creators and writers. The show is directed by Manjule, best known for his hard-hitting Marathi social dramas like Sairat (2016) and Fandry (2013).

Matka King also stars Sai Tamankar, Siddharth Jadhav, Bhupendra Jadavat and Gulshan Grover. "In this fictional tale set in 1960s Mumbai, an enterprising cotton trader who craves legitimacy and respect, starts a new gambling game dubbed ‘Matka’, that takes the city by storm and democratizes a terrain previously reserved for the rich and elite," read the logline of the series.

The show is produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Manjule, Gargi Kulkarni, Ashish Aryan and Ashwini Sidwani. Varma had begun filming Matka King in 2024, and the show was announced as part of Prime Video's slate last year.

This will be Manjule's first directorial since his 2022 feature Jhund, which was headlined by megastar Amitabh Bachchan. The sports film, based on the life of Vijay Barse, the founder of NGO Slum Soccer, marked the filmmaker's Hindi debut.

Meanwhile, Varma is gearing up for a packed 2026. While he already has Matka King, he will also be seen in Hansal Mehta's Netflix series Family Business. The show, starring Anil Kapoor, Akash Khurana, Rhea Chakraborty, Neha Dhupia and Anant Nag, among others, is co-created by Niren Bhatt.

On the film front, Varma was last seen in the theatrical Gustaakh Ishq (2025). Produced by Manish Malhotra, the film also starred Naseeruddin Shah, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sharib Hashmi.