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Comedy ain’t the only trick in my bag
Updated On: 09 May, 2026 07:45 AM IST | Mumbai | Priyanka Sharma
Jamie Lever says Matka King was a make-or-break project for her as she stepped away from comedy to play a serious role. The actor recalled creator Nagraj Manjule hinting at her character Sulabha Rao’s return

(L-R) Director Nagraj Manjule with Jamie Lever on ‘Matka King’ set. Pics/By Special Arrangement
With the second season of Matka King announced, Jamie Lever isn’t certain what will happen to her character Sulabha Rao, who was put behind bars by the end of the Vijay Varma-led opening season. But she knows one thing for sure, courtesy creator and director Nagraj Manjule. “While filming the first season, Nagraj sir told me, ‘Sulabha ko toh jail se bahar nikaalna padega,’” she recalled.

Jamie Lever in the series
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