Entertainment News Desk – Today is the birthday of Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi. He was born on 5 September 1976 in Gopalganj, Bihar. On September 5, Pankaj turned 4 years old. Bollywood actor Pankaj Tripathi is not interested in any identity today. Today’s young generation is a fan of Pankaj Tripathi. They consider him their idol. He used to do theater in his early career. Along with this, he also worked in a hotel in Patna. There are many stories of his life which very few people know. Before becoming an actor, he stole Manoj Bajpayee’s slippers, very few people know.
Pakunj belongs to farmer family
Born on 5 September 1976 in Belsand village of Gopalganj district of Bihar, Pankaj Tripathi loved acting since childhood. He had to play the role of a girl in plays in the village, which was liked very much by the people. Pankaj Tripathi’s journey in Bollywood was not easy. Due to his brilliant performance in English cinema, he got success. His journey in Bollywood was not so easy. He has struggled a lot for work in films. He fought for years to make a mark in the English film industry. But he got recognition as an actor of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. In ‘Mirzapur’, his character Kaleen Bhai made him a big actor.
stole Manoj Bajpayee’s slippers
Before acting in films, Pankaj Tripathi worked at Maurya Hotel in Patna. During that time Manoj Bajpayee came to stay at that hotel. During that time Manoj Bajpayee left his slippers, after pleading with the staff, he kept that slipper with him, because he considered Manoj as his great mentor.
There was no electricity in the village
Pankaj Tripathi shared his childhood memories in one of his interviews. He told that he comes from a very small village in Bihar. Mentioning an anecdote, he said, “There was no electricity in our village, I was in 10th and we had neither seen any TV nor cinema, nor did we get electricity in our village.”
Papa wanted son to become a doctor
Pankaj Tripathi’s father wanted him to become a doctor. For this, I also gave the entrance exam twice but failed. After this I told him that I would study in a drama school in Delhi. So on this, he only asked if I would get a job? I said that I would get a government teacher’s job there. Hearing this, the father relaxed and never stopped me from acting. Pankaj told that during college days, due to student politics, he had to spend about 7 days in jail. During this, he also took a lot of hits from the police.
My wife supported me all the time
Pankaj Tripathi moved to Mumbai on 16 October 2004 after NSD. Where he had to struggle a lot. During that time his wife Mridula helped him a lot. He says that because of my wife, I did not find gold on the footpath of Mumbai. His wife is a teacher. At that time, the wife was running all the expenses of the house. He became very emotional while telling a sentence. He told that it was once about my wife’s birthday. That day and I had neither money for cake nor gift. At that time I did not do any work. Wife used to bear the expenses of the house. Both have a daughter Ashi Tripathi.
Luck shines with the gangs of Kismat
After playing a small role in ‘Run’ in 2004, he appeared in small roles in many films. But his luck shone with ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ in 2012. After this, he performed well in many films and web series. Be it the carpet of Madhav Mishra of ‘Mirzapur’ or ‘Criminal Justice’, he won the hearts of the people with his acting in every web series. At the same time, Guruji of Sacred Games was also covered. Apart from this, he has appeared in many films including ‘Luke Chuppy’, ‘Newton’, ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’, ‘Gurgaon’.