Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Mohit Malik Explains Why Birju's Death Stayed in Mirzapur Movie
Mohit Malik played Birju in Mirzapur: The Movie.
Birju is a character who has suffered for many years.
He wants to become powerful and return to the person he loves.
To show Birju’s feelings, Mohit used his eyes and body more than dialogue.
Birju is loving and vulnerable, but he is also very angry.
Birju dies at the end of the film after being shot by his love.
Some people had discussed removing this scene so Birju could return in a second movie.
Mohit and the director believed the death was necessary to finish Birju’s story.
Many viewers remembered the scene and connected with Birju’s love story.
Mohit Malik said Birju’s emotions had to be conveyed mainly through his body language and eyes.
He described Birju as vulnerable but filled with rage after years of trauma and waiting for his love.
Malik said he supported Birju’s death because it completed the character’s arc.
Farhan Akhtar reportedly argued that removing the death scene would leave Birju’s story incomplete.
Malik said audiences connected with Birju’s devotional love despite the character’s violent actions.
- Who
- Actor Mohit Malik discussed his role as Birju, while Farhan Akhtar was identified as the filmmaker who supported keeping Birju’s death scene.
- What
- Malik explained Birju’s character, preparation, death scene, audience response and his move away from television.
- When
- The discussion took place in an exclusive interview with NDTV; no specific interview date was provided.
- Where
- The events discussed occur in Mirzapur: The Movie, while the comments were made in an interview with NDTV.
- Why
- Malik said Birju’s death was needed to complete his character arc and provide a poetic conclusion to his story.
Keep Birju Alive
Complete Birju’s Story
Whether Birju should die
Keep Birju Alive
Some people discussed removing the death scene so Birju could be retained for a possible second part and his storyline could continue.
Complete Birju’s Story
Mohit Malik, the director and Puneet ji supported keeping the death scene because they felt Birju’s character arc needed to end there.
- Character
- Birju Lohar, played by Mohit Malik
- Film
- Mirzapur: The Movie
- Death-scene decision
- Malik said he believed Birju should die, and the scene was retained.
- Farhan Akhtar’s view
- He reportedly said the scene had to remain because Birju’s character arc would otherwise be incomplete.
- Birju’s motivation
- He used violence to gain power and return to his lost love.
- Audience response
- Viewers strongly discussed Birju’s death and connected with his love story.
- Television plans
- Malik said he may not return to television because of his schedule and limited interest in available projects.