The world of OTT is full of success Nagraj ManjuleMatka King’s latest period drama, which has just received the ultimate ‘perfectionist’ stamp of approval. Aamir Khan He recently took to social media to praise the series, admitting that Ratan Khatri’s lead character is one he would personally like to portray. As the series is trending after its release on Amazon Prime Video on April 17, 2026, industry heavyweights like Ramesh Taurani, Vicky Kaushal and Karan Johar have also joined the chorus praising it. Vijay Varmamagnetic performance of
Aamir Khan Instagram Story for ‘Matka King’
Aamir took to his Instagram stories to share the poster of ‘Matka King’, featuring Vijay Varma. Khan said that he would love to play the character of Ratan Khatri and wrote, “Congratulations to Nagraj, Sid, Vijay and the entire team of Matka King. Ratan Katri is the character I would love to play. I’m sure Vijay killed it. We’ll see soon after the release of Ek Din. Once again just hearing congratulations.“
Ramesh Taurani has praised ‘Matka King’
Ramesh Taurani, the producer, gave the show high marks and said, “Just finished watching this wonderful show. Vijay Varma, you are a wonderful actor. Congratulations Nagraj Manjule, Roy Kapur Films. Watch it now on Prime Video.”
Vicky Kaushal and Aamir Khan on ‘Matka King’
Vicky Kaushal hasn’t seen ‘Matka King’ but added to her watchlist, “Next on my watchlist…one of my favorite directors! Looking forward…MATKA KING.” Meanwhile, Aamir Khan shared a note that read, “Congratulations to Nagraj, Sid, Vijay and the entire team of Matka King. Ratan Khatri is a character I would love to play. I’m sure Vijay killed it. I’ll see Ek Din soon after it releases.” He only hears great things. Congratulations once again. Love, a”.
‘Matka King’ plot synopsis
‘Matka King’, set from 1964 to 1975, follows Brij Bhatti, a spirited cotton salesman. He joins forces with a shameless ex-soldier and a rich widow to start betting “Matka”. It goes from a little fun to a big hidden business for the people left behind by free India. It’s on Amazon Prime Video from April 17th. Produced by Nagraj Manjul, it stars Vijay Varma, Sai Tamhankar, Kritika Kamra, Gulshan Grover, Bhupendra Jadawat, Jamie Lever, Vineet Kumar Singh and more.
