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Vikrant Massey is all set to receive the prestigious National Award for his outstanding performance in 12th Fail. The award is for his extraordinary journey. Recently, Vikrant shared how his career changed just after his popular show Mirzapur was released. The actor revealed an incident which explained the sudden fame he received after the show started streaming. He said that in 12 hours when the series was released, he was shooting for Ram Prasad Ki Tehrvi in Lucknow. By 12 hours, he could see a huge crowd of fans waited for him outside the set.

In an interview with iQOO Quest Talk podcast, Vikrant Massey said, “It was a first of its kind, you know. The OTT platforms had just started blooming, ek naya model test ho raha tha. And it was just a bunch of boys who went out there and had fun, who wanted to tell a good story.”

When asked about how he land the role, Vikrant added, “Isse pehle kabhi aisa kaam nahi kiya tha. The studio reached out to me through Abhishek Banerjee who was also acting — he was the casting director, Abhishek Banerjee and Anmol Ahuja. So they tested me for this and I cracked the audition. And that’s how I got this part.”

He continued, “Honestly, when we set out to make this show it was just…as I said…a bunch of people who had gone out there to make a show, have a good time. Mazze kar rahe the hum. We had no idea this would be so big! I mean I at least had no idea. I had a great time shooting. Wonderful actors, phenomenal technicians, wonderful memories that I will cherish for the rest of my life.”

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“Ek chota anecdote I have: I was shooting for this film called Ramprasad ki Tehrvi, in Lucknow. Morning 7am to 7pm ki meri shift thi, and I had reached the set around 6-6:30 in the morning. Suraj bhi nikla nahi tha. And this show (Mirzapur) had gone live at midnight, 6 ghante pehle. Raat ko 12 baje yeh show aa gaya tha. Mai Lucknow meh shoot kar raha hun, mai set peh pauchca hun, pura din maine shoot kar liya hai. Aap maanenge nahi, un 12 ghanto meh meri zindagi badal gayi,” Vikrant Massey added.

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The actor also said, “Toh baath wahan peh phel gayi ki Bablu bhaiya yahan shoot kar rahe hai. I entered that set in the morning, at dawn. And when I entered, there was no one there, unit walon ke elava, koi nahi tha. But when I exited the set, there were at least 1000 people because ‘Bablu bhaiya shooting kar rahe hai yahan peh’. And I can’t tell you, it was such an overwhelming experience.”

The fourth instalment of Mirzapur is slated to be released in late 2025 or early 2026. The show is set to premiere on Prime Video.