MUMBAI: Amazon MX Player, Amazon’s free video-streaming service, recently released the much-awaited second season of its hit crime drama First Copy. Set against the gritty backdrop of early 2000s Mumbai, the new chapter delves deeper into the turbulent life of Arif — once the undisputed king of film piracy — now trapped in a web of betrayal, ambition, and survival. As his empire begins to fall apart and enemies close in, Arif, with Afreen by his side, fights back with the same street-smart grit that helped him rise to power. Yet beneath all the chaos lies a man torn between power and consequence, a conflict Munawar Faruqui portrays with striking intensity and emotional depth.
Reflecting on his journey with the show, Munawar revealed how his easy-going nature on set often surprised his co-stars once the camera started rolling. “From my co-stars to the directors, everyone was always surprised — and that’s a good thing,” he shared. “I was always joking around and having fun, but when it came to acting, they genuinely said I was doing a good job. At first, I thought they were just being polite, but they actually meant it. They didn’t expect me to perform like that, and their surprise made it even more special.”
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For Munawar, Season 2’s early-2000s Mumbai setting felt like stepping back into a city he fondly remembers. He said, “If I could go back to that time, you’d probably find me near Marine Lines Railway Station, close to Nariman Point, by the old gola vendor outside. That’s where I first discovered malai gola topped with Milkmaid — which felt like pure luxury back then. It cost 25 rupees when the regular ones were just 5 or 10. Whenever it rained, my aunt and her kids would take me there. The sound of the rain, the colors of the gola, all of us laughing together — that was happiness in its simplest form.”
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