Matka King
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Matka King is a 2026 Indian Hindi-language television series created by Nagraj Manjule for Amazon Prime Video. It stars Vijay Varma, Sai Tamhankar, Kritika Kamra and Gulshan Grover in lead roles.
Cast
- Vijay Varma as Matka King Brij Bhatti
- Sai Tamhankar as Barkha (Brij's wife)
- Bhupendra Jadawat as Laxman/Lachu (Brij's brother)
- Kritika Kamra as Gulrukh
- Gulshan Grover as Lalji bhai
- Siddharth Jadhav as Dagdu
- Jamie Lever as Sulbha
- Bharat Jadhav as Sub Inspector Eknath Tumbade
- Cyrus Sahukar as Maqsood
- Vineet Kumar Singh as Darab
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Release
Matka King was released on 17 April 2026 at Amazon Prime Video.
Reception
Anuj Kumar for The Hindu wrote "‘Matka King’ turns out to be a familiar but gripping crime drama that is worth betting on."
Shubhra Gupta for The Indian Express rated the series 2/5 stars and stated "the matka-addicted mill-workers and their unions whose movement kept Bombay’s greedy sharks at bay, remain a scratchy backdrop."
Rahul Desai for The Hollywood Reporter India wrote "Along the way, there are glimpses of the intellect buried within the algorithm."
Deepansh Duggal for The Quint stated "Instead of unfolding organically, the plot feels like it is delivered in bursts, with too much information packed into too little time." Nandini Ramnath for Scroll.in felt that "The eight-episode show suffers from a bit of bloat and threadbare production values." Sana Farzeen of India Today rated the series 3/5 stars and stated "At eight episodes, it feels indulgent."
Tatsam Mukherjee of The Wire expressed "No man-woman pair in the show can do so without falling in love, which I found too escapist and dated."