Now Playing | Munna Bhaiya: 5 songs the Prince of Mirzapur would have on repeat

Here are five songs we imagine Munna Bhaiya from ‘Mirzapur’ would have on repeat, from his darker electronic influences to a faint glimpse of a romantic millenial catching on to a new stillness in love

Updated - September 03, 2026 06:30 pm IST

Now Playing | Munna Bhaiya: 5 songs the Prince of Mirzapur would have on repeat | Photo Credit: Prime Video, The Hindu

Everyone has a soundtrack to their life. Our favourite fictional characters have one too. Now Playing is our attempt to guess what’s on it, picking a handful of songs across more obvious anthems to the slightly left-field choices that require a little more imagination, and making the case for each one.

Ever since his first appearance as a ferocious, hyper-violent and entitled gangster in the crime-saga Mirzapur, Munna Bhaiya has enjoyed extensive fandom owing to his constant profanities, darkly-comic innuendos and a charged-up portrayal by Divyenndu. There is a staunch small-towner in his being with an added touch of an unrealised, under-dog coming-of-age as Munna is constantly belittled by his own father, the formidable Kaleen Bhaiya (Pankaj Tripathi), and forced to function under his overbearing shadow. Even as the series glorifies Munna in the middle of high testosterone-fuelled, pulpy, dark fantasies and incessant blood, he is still made out to be memorable, if not exactly likeable. Apart from his angry bursts, Munna also laments the loss of his friends, strives to win respect in his father’s eyes and almost softens in love, only to meet a fateful end in the climax of season 2.

Divyenndu as Munna Bhaiya in ‘Mirzapur’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video

That’s why, his return in the upcoming Mirzapur The Movie has been widely anticipated. He is almost the pulse of the world, the striking negative force whose presence was deeply missed in season 3. The liveliness existing beneath his hardened exteriors is compelling to witness. Imagining his playlist would be to partly look at his darker, rowdier influences which would find a release in the fusion of hard rock and electronic music while also delving into his earthen vibe, full of punchy old school Bollywood numbers as well as the faint glimpse of a romantic millenial catching on to a new stillness in love.

Here are five songs that would make their way onto the playlist of our Prince of Mirzapur:

1) “Qatl-e-Aam” by Ram Sampath and Sona Mohapatra

The manic energy of this banger club song blending the extreme psychological tension of a serial killer into the piercing vocals by Sona Mohapatra would find its way into Munna’s woofers as he takes a drug hit and prepares to pump himself before a moment of violence. Much like Vicky Kaushal’s apathetic, insomniac cop in Anurag Kashyap’s Raman Raghav 2.0, Munna’s impeding angst would reach to the apex late into the night in Mirzapur.

2) “Pyaar Mein Dil Pe Maar Di Goli” by RD Burman and Bappi Lahiri

‘Na hue baap ke, kya honge ye aapke (You weren’t worthy of your own father; what could you possibly be worthy of?)’, that’s the line which would speak to Munna as he would dance along the beats of this electric remix of the classic in the company of his gang members and friends. The playful intersection of love with Bappi Lahiri’s eclectic voice will resonate deeply with the lover boy in the violent gangster.

3) “Bahut Hua Samman” by Rachita Arora and Swaroop Khan

Another song closer to the punchy sensibilities of Hindi heartland which would find a place in Munna’s playlist for it will speak to his conflicted inner world against anyone not looking at him with respect. Even though it is infused with political connotations with a satirical take-down of entitlement, the lateral power of the hook line will surely heal a part of Munna that is marred by discouraging words of his own father.

4) “Teri Keh Ke Lunga” by Sneha Khanwalkar and Amit Trivedi

Mirzapur ran because Gangs of Wasseypur walked and Sardar Khan’s raunchy proclamation of vengeance will entice Munna to carve a similar path in his fight against Guddu Pandit. Sneha Khanwalkar’s experimental sounds that capture the beat of the region can work as an anthem for Munna as he shares the same fleshy animosity in his mind which is viscerally captured in the lyrics.

5) “Tere Bin” by Shantanu Moitra, Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal

Something changes in Munna as he slowly begins to fall in love with Madhuri Yadav (Isha Talwar) and finds a connection to his softer side. The pulsating tremors of his everyday life are replaced with something lighter and far more humane. He shows signs to let go violence and that haunting capacity is beautifully expressed in ‘Tere Bin’ composed by Shantanu Moitra. Munna would find peace in the feeble interplay by Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghoshal, forgetting that he is prince, that he has a personality to maintain and a city to rule. In those moments with Madhuri, only his heart reigns.