Who Is Matka King from Chandu Champion? Now Having His Own Biopic:

Kabir Khan directed & Kartik Aaryan starrer Chandu Champion is a biopic on the life of national hero-turned-Paralympic champion Murlikant Petkar. The film casts the life of Murlikant Petkar from the early 60s to the present day also includes many real incidents and historical figures. One of them caught the attention of many is someone popular in the Mumbai gambling circles for decades – Ratan Khatri also known as Matka King.

Ratan Khatri is said to come in India during partition and setteled in Bombay. He introduced Matka- an organised way of gambling to the city in 1960. Further in the gambling business, he earned lakhs of rupees each day and became the King in the market. He also spent time in jail during emergency period. Khatri retired from the matka business in the 90s and continued to live a quiet life in Mumbai. He passed away in 2020 when he was in his 80s.

Among many real life incidents, Kartik Aaryan's Chandu Champion also casts Ratan Khatri in a sequence. When Murlikant Petkar meets a caretaker in hospital played by Rajpal Yadav who has a habit of gambling. Further, when Murlikant lends money to the topaz and eventually wins the Matka. Later the sequence shows Ratan Khatri as a chief guest addressed as Matka King.

On the other hand, Prime Video is coming up with a biopic series on Ratan Khatri named as Matka King. The series casts Vijay Verma in the lead role and is directed by Nagraj Manjule. The show also stars Kritika Kamra and Gulshan Grover. Recently, the streaming platform announced that the filming of the show has begun along with a first look poster of Varma as the matka king.

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