Vijay Varma’s crime drama, Matka King, has been grabbing the attention off lately. The series features Vijay in the lead role, and he starred alongside Kritika Kamra, Sai Tamhankar, Jamie Lever, Siddharth Jadhav, Gulshan Grover, Vineet Kumar Singh, among others.
Vijay plays the role of ‘Brij Bhatti’, and it’s claimed that his role has been inspired by the real-life ‘Matka King’, Ratan Khatri. Speaking of Vijay Varma’s crime drama series, it rightfully blended fiction with facts, which made it striking to the audience. The series was released on April 17, 2026, and has been winning hearts. No sooner was the series released than the attention shifted to Ratan Khatri. But where is he right now? Amid Matka King making headlines, let’s look at some lesser-known facts about him.
Where is the real-life Matka King, Ratan Kathri, right now?
Real-life Matka King, Ratan Khatri, was one of the most influential figures during his peak. He was known for building a gambling empire and turning Matka, a form of gambling, into India’s biggest betting rackets, which he looked after for more than a decade. It brought him a daily turnover of Rs. 1 crore. He was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in a Sindh family, and during the 1947 partition, he migrated to India. During the ’60s-’80s, Ratan Khatri established himself as the ‘Matka King’, who not only was known for his business, but was actually trusted by people.
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