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Is Cyrus Sahukar's flamboyant film star character Maqsood in Matka King inspired by Mehmood?
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Matka King, a period drama on Amazon Prime Video, has been drawing parallels with real-life people due to its characters. The lead protagonist, Brij Bhatti, is compared to Ratan Khatri, a known 'Matka King'. Viineet Kumar Siingh's cameo as gangster Darab Ahmed Wadkar appears to be inspired by Dawood Ibrahim. The film also features a character named Maqsood, played by Cyrus Sahukar, who seems heavily inspired by actor Mehmood.