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{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1976)}}
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| name              = Pankaj Tripathi
| name              = Pankaj Tripathi
| image              = Pankaj Tripathi World Premiere Newton Zoopalast Berlinale 2017 06.jpg
| image              = Pankaj Tripathi World Premiere Newton Zoopalast Berlinale 2017 06.jpg
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| caption            = Tripathi at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2017
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| birth_name         = Pankaj Tiwari<ref name = "OutlookIndiaTripathi">{{cite news |date=3 May 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/how-did-pankaj-tiwari-become-pankaj-tripathi-long-before-he-dreamt-of-being-an-actor-news-194689 |url-status=live |access-date=3 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503113118/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/how-did-pankaj-tiwari-become-pankaj-tripathi-long-before-he-dreamt-of-being-an-actor-news-194689 |archive-date=3 May 2022 |title=How Did Pankaj Tiwari Become Pankaj Tripathi Long Before He Dreamt of Being an Actor? |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook India]] | first=Sudhirendar |last=Sharma }}</ref>
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| birth_date        = 5 September 1976 (age {{age|1976|9|5}})
| caption            = Tripathi in 2017
| birth_place        = [[Gopalganj District, India|Belsand]], [[Bihar]], India<ref name="TimesOfIndia-10Jun18">{{cite news |title=Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to big screen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=10 June 2018 |access-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008222358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms |archive-date=8 October 2018 |url-status=live |agency=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
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|[[National School of Drama]]
| birth_place        = Belsand, [[Gopalganj, Bihar|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<ref name="Pankaj Belsand, Barauli">{{cite web |title=Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to big screen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008222358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms |archive-date=8 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|[[Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur|Institute of Hotel Management]]}}
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*[[National School of Drama]], [[New Delhi]] (Diploma in Dramatic Arts)
*[[Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur]], Bihar (BSC)}}
| occupation        = Actor
| occupation        = Actor
| years_active      = 2004–present
| years_active      = 2003–present
| spouse            = {{marriage|Mridula Tripathi|2004}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|Mridula Tripathi|2004}}
| children          = 1
| children          = 2
| works              = [[Pankaj Tripathi filmography|Full list]]
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'''Pankaj Tripathi''' (born 5 September 1976) is an [[India|Indian]] actor who appears predominantly in [[Hindi]] films. He debuted in 2004 with a minor role in '' [[Run (2004 film)|Run]]'' and ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' and has since worked in more than 60 films and 60 television shows.<ref>{{cite news|title=कभी गेट पर रोक देते थे गार्ड, आज इस एक्टर की फिल्म पहुंची ऑस्कर|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-268-bollywood-actor-pankaj-tripathi-life-story-pt0171-NOR.html|access-date=29 September 2017|work=Dainik Bhaskar|date=26 September 2017|language=hi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622040912/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/c-268-bollywood-actor-pankaj-tripathi-life-story-pt0171-NOR.html|archive-date=22 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-first-of-many-debut-film-run-5809550/|title=First of Many: Pankaj Tripathi revisits Run|date=2019-09-04|website=The Indian Express|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=18 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318052928/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-first-of-many-debut-film-run-5809550/|url-status=live}}</ref> Tripathi's breakthrough came in the year 2012 for his antagonistic role in the [[Gangs of Wasseypur (film series)|''Gangs of Wasseypur'' film series]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jamkhandikar|first1=Shilpa|title=Q&A: Pankaj Tripathi on surviving in frog-in-the-well Bollywood|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/interview-pankaj-tripathi/qa-pankaj-tripathi-on-surviving-in-frog-in-the-well-bollywood-idINKCN1BV0YL|access-date=29 September 2017|work=Reuters|date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125327/https://in.reuters.com/article/interview-pankaj-tripathi/qa-pankaj-tripathi-on-surviving-in-frog-in-the-well-bollywood-idINKCN1BV0YL|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He has since received critical appraisal for multiple films, including ''[[Fukrey]]'' (2013), ''[[Masaan]]'' (2015), ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]'' (2016), ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' (2017), ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' (2017), ''[[Fukrey Returns]]'' (2017) and ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]'' (2018). For ''Newton'', Tripathi earned several awards including a [[National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention (feature film)|National Film Award&nbsp;– Special Mention]].<ref>{{cite news|title=National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-film-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-sridevi-named-best-actress-newton-is-best-hindi-film-4429915.html|access-date=13 April 2018|work=Firstpost|date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413192729/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-film-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-sridevi-named-best-actress-newton-is-best-hindi-film-4429915.html|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Pankaj Tripathi''', born as '''Pankaj Tiwari''' (5 September 1976), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in [[Hindi]] films and series.<ref name="EconomicTimes-05Sep22">{{cite news | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/buzz/pankaj-tripathi-turns-46-a-look-back-at-his-iconic-films-and-roles/articleshow/94003018.cms | title=Pankaj Tripathi turns 46: A look back at his iconic films and roles | newspaper=[[The Economic Times]] |date=5 September 2022 }}</ref><ref name="HindustanTimes-05Sep22">{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-star-who-refuses-to-stop-experimenting-101662362907380-amp.html | title=Pankaj Tripathi the star who refuses to stop experimenting | date=5 September 2022 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |first=Sweta |last=Kaushal }}</ref> He is the recipient of two [[National Film Awards]] and a [[Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]]. After studying acting at the [[National School of Drama]], Tripathi had minor roles in such films as ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' (2006) and ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012), and had a supporting role in the television series ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]'' (2010).
 
Tripathi gained recognition for his role in [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s crime drama ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]'' (2012), after which he had several notable supporting roles. These include ''[[Fukrey]]'' (2013), ''[[Masaan]]'' (2015), ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]'' (2016), ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'', ''[[Fukrey Returns]]'' (both 2017), ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]'' (2018), ''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]'', ''[[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]]'' (both 2020), and ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' (2021). Tripathi has also had leading roles in several streaming series, including ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'' (2018–present) and ''[[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'' (2019–2022), and in the streaming film ''[[Kaagaz]]'' (2021). He has also appeared in the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018) and the English film ''[[Extraction (2020 film)|Extraction]]'' (2020).
 
Tripathi won a [[National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film)|National Film Award – Special Mention]] for his performance in ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite news |title=National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-film-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-sridevi-named-best-actress-newton-is-best-hindi-film-4429915.html |work=Firstpost |date=13 April 2018 |access-date=13 April 2018}}</ref> His performance in [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|''Mimi'']] (2021) won him the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|National Film Award]] and the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref name="DeccanChronicle-14Apr18">{{Cite news |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/pankaj-tripathi-gets-a-special-mention-for-his-performance-in-newton-at-65th-national-awards.html |title=Pankaj Tripathi Gets A Special Mention For His Performance In Newton At 65Th National Awards |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=14 April 2018 |access-date=16 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415083906/https://deccanchronicle.com/videos/pankaj-tripathi-gets-a-special-mention-for-his-performance-in-newton-at-65th-national-awards.html |archive-date=15 April 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Firstpost-13Apr18">{{cite news|title=National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-film-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-sridevi-named-best-actress-newton-is-best-hindi-film-4429915.html|access-date=13 April 2018|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413192729/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/national-film-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-sridevi-named-best-actress-newton-is-best-hindi-film-4429915.html|archive-date=13 April 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has since starred in the social satire ''[[OMG 2]]'' (2023) and the comedy horror sequel ''[[Stree 2]]'' (2024).


==Early life==
==Early life==
Tripathi was born on 5 September 1976 in a Sanatani Hindu Brahmin family in Belsand<ref name="Pankaj Belsand, Barauli">{{cite web |title=Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to big screen |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=13 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008222358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms |archive-date=8 October 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> a village in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj District]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]], to Pandit Benares Tripathi and Hemwanti Tripathi as the youngest of their four children.<ref>{{cite AV media | date=5 April 2016 | title=Guftagoo with Pankaj Tripathi | publisher=Rajya Sabha TV}}</ref> His father works as a farmer and priest.<ref name="Pankaj Belsand, Barauli"/> Tripathi also worked as a farmer with his father until he was in the 11th standard at school. During festive seasons, he used to play the role of a girl in his village's ''[[Hindi theatre|natak]]'', which was appreciated by the villagers and ultimately prompted him to make a career out of acting.<ref name="db">{{cite news|title=Oscar में इस बिहारी एक्टर की मूवी, अभी भी मिट्टी के चूल्हे पर बनता है खाना|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-pankaj-tripathi-newton-nominated-for-oscar-5702111-PHO.html|access-date=29 September 2017|work=dainikbhaskar|date=22 September 2017|language=hi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201142638/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-pankaj-tripathi-newton-nominated-for-oscar-5702111-PHO.html|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He moved to [[Patna]] after high school where he studied in [[Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur]]. He did theatre and was active in college politics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to big screen - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-05-19|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008222358/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/story-of-pankaj-tripathi-from-jail-cell-hotel-kitchen-to-big-screen/articleshow/64529484.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Out of fear of failure in acting he also worked briefly for a Five Star hotel in [[Patna]]. After his stay of about seven years in Patna, he moved to [[Delhi]] to enroll in the [[National School of Drama]], from where he graduated in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Danish Raza|title=Pankaj Tripathi, the scene-stealer of 'Gurgaon'|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-scene-stealer-of-gurgaon/story-47lVowafdXhQJKUQPbelJJ.html|access-date=29 September 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174449/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-scene-stealer-of-gurgaon/story-47lVowafdXhQJKUQPbelJJ.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="scroll">{{cite news|last1=Ramnath|first1=Nandini|title=The Pankaj Tripathi interview: 'The audience should be in the same room as the character'|url=https://thereel.scroll.in/806894/the-pankaj-tripathi-interview-the-audience-should-be-in-the-same-room-as-the-character|access-date=30 September 2017|work=Scroll.in|date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824210301/http://thereel.scroll.in/806894/the-pankaj-tripathi-interview-the-audience-should-be-in-the-same-room-as-the-character|archive-date=24 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
Tripathi was born on 5 September in either 1975<ref name="HindustanTimes-05Sep22"/> or 1976<ref name="EconomicTimes-05Sep22"/> in Belsand village of [[Barauli, Bihar|Barauli]] in the [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj District]] of the [[Indian state]] of [[Bihar]] to Pandit Benares Tiwari and Hemwanti Tiwari as the youngest of their four children.<ref name="TimesOfIndia-10Jun18"/><ref name="News18-05Sep22">{{cite news | url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pankaj-tripathi-birthday-special-10-dialogues-that-prove-his-acting-prowess-5880703.html | title=Pankaj Tripathi Birthday Special! 10 Dialogues That Prove His Acting Prowess | date=5 September 2022 |work=News18 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Pankaj Tripathi {{!}} Full Video | date=20 May 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozwfKTi461k |access-date=20 May 2022 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media | date=5 April 2016 | title=Guftagoo with Pankaj Tripathi | publisher=Rajya Sabha TV |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqN-NieNGvo |via=YouTube}}</ref>
 
His father worked as a farmer and [[Hindu priest]].<ref name="TimesOfIndia-10Jun18"/> Tripathi's original last name was [[Tiwari]], which he changed legally to [[Tripathi]] in school as a 9th grader.<ref name="OutlookIndiaTripathi" /> Tripathi also worked as a farmer with his father until he was in the 11th standard at school. During the festive seasons, he used to play the role of a girl in his village's local play (''[[Hindi theatre|natak]])''.<ref name="db">{{cite news|title=Oscar में इस बिहारी एक्टर की मूवी, अभी भी मिट्टी के चूल्हे पर बनता है खाना|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-pankaj-tripathi-newton-nominated-for-oscar-5702111-PHO.html|access-date=29 September 2017|work=dainikbhaskar|date=22 September 2017|language=hi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201142638/https://www.bhaskar.com/news/BIH-PAT-HMU-pankaj-tripathi-newton-nominated-for-oscar-5702111-PHO.html|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Tripathi moved to [[Patna]] after high school where he studied at [[Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur]].<ref name="TimesOfIndia-10Jun18"/> After his seven-year stay in [[Patna]], he moved to [[Delhi]] to enroll in the [[National School of Drama]], from where he graduated in 2004.<ref>{{cite news|first=Danish |last=Raza|title=Pankaj Tripathi, the scene-stealer of 'Gurgaon'|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-scene-stealer-of-gurgaon/story-47lVowafdXhQJKUQPbelJJ.html|access-date=29 September 2017|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=5 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174449/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-scene-stealer-of-gurgaon/story-47lVowafdXhQJKUQPbelJJ.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Scroll-20Apr16">{{cite news |last=Ramnath|first=Nandini|title=The Pankaj Tripathi interview: 'The audience should be in the same room as the character'|url=https://thereel.scroll.in/806894/the-pankaj-tripathi-interview-the-audience-should-be-in-the-same-room-as-the-character|access-date=30 September 2017|work=[[Scroll.in]]|date=20 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824210301/http://thereel.scroll.in/806894/the-pankaj-tripathi-interview-the-audience-should-be-in-the-same-room-as-the-character|archive-date=24 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
After graduating from the National School of Drama, Tripathi moved to [[Mumbai]] in 2004, Firstly he played role of politician in Tata Tea ad and subsequently performed an uncredited role in the film ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/arts/pankaj-tripathi-sacred-games-2-what-makes-india-drool-over-a-middle-aged-man-nmo/story/1/31932.html|title='Tripathi bach jayega!' Decoding Pankaj Tripathi and why India's drooling over this middle-aged guy|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828024648/https://www.dailyo.in/arts/pankaj-tripathi-sacred-games-2-what-makes-india-drool-over-a-middle-aged-man-nmo/story/1/31932.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> In 2012, he made his breakthrough, when he was widely acclaimed for his role in ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''. His audition for film went on for approximately eight hours.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Joshi|first1=Namrata|title=Acting is like a journey into unexplored terrain, says Pankaj Tripathi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/acting-is-like-a-journey-into-unexplored-terrain/article19715919.ece|access-date=29 September 2017|work=The Hindu|date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127113420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/acting-is-like-a-journey-into-unexplored-terrain/article19715919.ece|archive-date=27 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kaala Karikaalan actor Pankaj Tripathi: Gurgaon is a very special film for me|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gangs-of-wasseypur-actor-pankaj-tripathi-gurgaon-is-a-very-special-film-for-me-4741452/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174649/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gangs-of-wasseypur-actor-pankaj-tripathi-gurgaon-is-a-very-special-film-for-me-4741452/|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, he acted in the ''Bahubali'' TV series, and later in ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]'' on [[Sony TV]]. In his early career, he played mostly negative roles and became synonymous with gangster characters.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaushal|first1=Ruchi|title='Nil Battey Sannata' is my story: Pankaj Tripathi – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nil-Battey-Sannata-is-my-story-Pankaj-Tripathi/articleshow/51940287.cms|access-date=29 September 2017|work=The Times of India|date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170611165011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nil-Battey-Sannata-is-my-story-Pankaj-Tripathi/articleshow/51940287.cms|archive-date=11 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Don't like people appreciating my negative roles: Pankaj Tripathi|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dont-like-people-appreciating-my-negative-roles-pankaj-tripathi-2777706/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174647/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dont-like-people-appreciating-my-negative-roles-pankaj-tripathi-2777706/|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Later, he played a variety of roles and won critical appraisal for the same.<ref>{{cite news|author1=Rishabh Suri|title=Bareilly Ki Barfi actor Pankaj Tripathi: Cinema is not just a medium of entertainment|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bareilly-ki-barfi-actor-pankaj-tripathi-cinema-is-not-just-a-medium-of-entertainment/story-nGBi1vJuJmGQiw2kZ9OlAI.html|access-date=1 October 2017|work=Hindustan Times|date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124920/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/bareilly-ki-barfi-actor-pankaj-tripathi-cinema-is-not-just-a-medium-of-entertainment/story-nGBi1vJuJmGQiw2kZ9OlAI.html|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> His first film as a lead actor was the 2017 film ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/gurgaon-movie-review-pankaj-tripathi-shines-in-this-dark-twisted-and-mean-family-saga/story-6jMs24f6w389sPYzbKlIUJ.html|title=Gurgaon movie review: You wouldn't want to be trapped in this dark, mean world|date=2017-08-03|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2020-03-18|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619054836/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/gurgaon-movie-review-pankaj-tripathi-shines-in-this-dark-twisted-and-mean-family-saga/story-6jMs24f6w389sPYzbKlIUJ.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His 2017 film ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' was India's official entry for the [[List of Academy Award winners and nominees for Best International Feature Film|Academy Award]] in best foreign film category.<ref>{{cite news|title='Newton' is India's official entry to Oscars 2018|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/newton-indias-official-entry-for-the-oscars/article19734480.ece|access-date=30 September 2017|work=The Hindu|date=22 September 2017}}</ref>


Pankaj Tripathi made his debut in [[Tamil cinema]] with the film ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]],'' which was released on 7 June 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rajini is my idol, working with him has been so enriching: Pankaj Tripathi on 'Kaala'|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rajini-my-idol-working-him-has-been-so-enriching-pankaj-tripathi-kaala-68846|access-date=1 October 2017|work=The News Minute|date=22 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125337/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rajini-my-idol-working-him-has-been-so-enriching-pankaj-tripathi-kaala-68846|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also appeared in the 2018 web series ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mirzapur Review: Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal's web series is an entertaining gorefest|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/movies/article/mirzapur-review-pankaj-tripathi-and-ali-fazals-web-series-is-an-entertaining-gorefest/315481|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-03|archive-date=20 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180910/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/movies/article/mirzapur-review-pankaj-tripathi-and-ali-fazals-web-series-is-an-entertaining-gorefest/315481|url-status=live}}</ref> and Mirzapur season 2 available on [[Amazon Prime]] and in the 2019 web series [[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]] available on [[Netflix]].
=== Early work (2004–2015) ===
After appearing in a small role in the [[Kannada cinema|Kannada]]-language drama ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' (2003), Tripathi moved to [[Mumbai]] in 2004. His first role in [[Hindi cinema]] was as a politician in a [[Tata Tea]] advertisement, followed by an uncredited role in the romantic action film ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]'' (2004).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyo.in/arts/pankaj-tripathi-sacred-games-2-what-makes-india-drool-over-a-middle-aged-man-nmo/story/1/31932.html|title='Tripathi bach jayega!' Decoding Pankaj Tripathi and why India's drooling over this middle-aged guy|website=www.dailyo.in|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-date=28 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828024648/https://www.dailyo.in/arts/pankaj-tripathi-sacred-games-2-what-makes-india-drool-over-a-middle-aged-man-nmo/story/1/31932.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="IndianExpress-04Sep19">{{Cite news |date=4 September 2019 |title=First of Many: Pankaj Tripathi revisits Run |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-first-of-many-debut-film-run-5809550/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200318052928/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-first-of-many-debut-film-run-5809550/ |archive-date=18 March 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |first=Mimansa |last=Shekhar }}</ref>
[[File:Pankaj Tripathi.jpg|thumb|upright|Tripathi at a press conference in 2011]]
During the early period of his career, he mostly played antagonistic roles and became synonymous with gangster characters.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kaushal|first=Ruchi|title='Nil Battey Sannata' is my story: Pankaj Tripathi – Times of India|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nil-Battey-Sannata-is-my-story-Pankaj-Tripathi/articleshow/51940287.cms|access-date=29 September 2017|work=The Times of India|date=28 January 2017|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170611165011/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Nil-Battey-Sannata-is-my-story-Pankaj-Tripathi/articleshow/51940287.cms|archive-date=11 June 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Don't like people appreciating my negative roles: Pankaj Tripathi|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dont-like-people-appreciating-my-negative-roles-pankaj-tripathi-2777706/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=[[The Indian Express]]|date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174647/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dont-like-people-appreciating-my-negative-roles-pankaj-tripathi-2777706/|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in various Hindi films in minor roles, including ''[[Bunty Aur Babli]]'' (2005), ''[[Apaharan]]'' (2005), ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|''Omkara'']]'' (2006), ''[[Shaurya]]'' (2008), ''[[Raavan (2010 film)|Raavan]]'' (2010), ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' (2010), ''[[Chillar Party]]'' (2011), and ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012).
 
He also appeared in the TV series ''Bahubali'' and the crime drama TV series ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]'' (2010) on [[Sony TV]], as well as in a few [[Soap opera|daily soaps]] such as ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal'' (2010–11) and ''[[Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal]]'' (2015–16).
 
In 2012, he played his first major screen role as Sultan in the crime drama duology ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|title=Acting is like a journey into unexplored terrain, says Pankaj Tripathi|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/acting-is-like-a-journey-into-unexplored-terrain/article19715919.ece|access-date=29 September 2017|work=The Hindu|date=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171127113420/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/acting-is-like-a-journey-into-unexplored-terrain/article19715919.ece|archive-date=27 November 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kaala Karikaalan actor Pankaj Tripathi: Gurgaon is a very special film for me|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gangs-of-wasseypur-actor-pankaj-tripathi-gurgaon-is-a-very-special-film-for-me-4741452/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=The Indian Express|date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174649/http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gangs-of-wasseypur-actor-pankaj-tripathi-gurgaon-is-a-very-special-film-for-me-4741452/|archive-date=3 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It proved to be Tripathi's breakthrough and brought him recognition, post which he continued to star in minor roles in films such as the action films ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' (2012), ''[[Gunday]]'' (2014)'', [[Singham Returns]]'' (2014) and ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' (2015)''.''
 
=== Acclaimed actor (2016–present) ===
Tripathi's first film as a lead actor was the neo-noir thriller ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]'' (2017), which earned critical acclaim but emerged as a commercial disaster at the [[Box office]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 August 2017 |first=Sweta |last=Kaushal |title=Gurgaon movie review: You wouldn't want to be trapped in this dark, mean world |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/gurgaon-movie-review-pankaj-tripathi-shines-in-this-dark-twisted-and-mean-family-saga/story-6jMs24f6w389sPYzbKlIUJ.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619054836/https://www.hindustantimes.com/movie-reviews/gurgaon-movie-review-pankaj-tripathi-shines-in-this-dark-twisted-and-mean-family-saga/story-6jMs24f6w389sPYzbKlIUJ.html |archive-date=19 June 2020 |access-date=18 March 2020 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gurgaon - Movie - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=3573 |access-date=20 December 2023 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref> The same year, he also appeared in pivotal roles in several critical and commercially successful films such as the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' and the comedy ''[[Fukrey Returns]]''. He followed it up with the black comedy-drama [[Newton (film)|''Newton'']] alongside [[Rajkummar Rao]], which earned him his first nomination for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. ''Newton'' was also [[List of Indian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|India's official entry]] for the [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film]] at the [[90th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news |date=22 September 2017 |title='Newton' is India's official entry to Oscars 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/newton-indias-official-entry-for-the-oscars/article19734480.ece |access-date=30 September 2017 }}</ref>
 
In 2018, he starred alongside Rao and [[Shraddha Kapoor]] in the horror comedy [[Stree (2018 film)|''Stree'']], which earned him high critical acclaim and the [[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor]], in addition to his second nomination for the [[Filmfare Award]] for Best Supporting Actor. Later that year, he made his debut in [[Tamil cinema]] with the [[Rajinikanth]]-starrer action drama ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 September 2017 |title=Rajini is my idol, working with him has been so enriching: Pankaj Tripathi on 'Kaala' |work=The News Minute |url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rajini-my-idol-working-him-has-been-so-enriching-pankaj-tripathi-kaala-68846 |url-status=dead |access-date=1 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125337/http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rajini-my-idol-working-him-has-been-so-enriching-pankaj-tripathi-kaala-68846 |archive-date=3 October 2017}}</ref> The same year, he also starred as Akhandanand Tripathi a.k.a. "Kaleen Bhaiya", a mafia don in the [[Amazon Prime]] crime drama thriller web series ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'' (2018–present) which earned him widespread critical acclaim and recognition, and a nomination for the [[Filmfare OTT Awards|Filmfare OTT Award]] for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the second season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 November 2018 |title=Mirzapur Review: Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal's web series is an entertaining gorefest |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/movies/article/mirzapur-review-pankaj-tripathi-and-ali-fazals-web-series-is-an-entertaining-gorefest/315481 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620180910/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/reviews/movies/article/mirzapur-review-pankaj-tripathi-and-ali-fazals-web-series-is-an-entertaining-gorefest/315481 |archive-date=20 June 2020 |access-date=3 May 2020 |website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref>
 
In 2019, Tripathi starred in several critically acclaimed supporting roles in commercial successes such as the romantic comedy-drama ''[[Luka Chuppi]]'', the drama thriller ''[[The Tashkent Files]]'' and the [[biographical drama]] [[Super 30 (film)|''Super 30'']].  The same year, he starred as Khanna Guruji, a spiritual leader alongside [[Saif Ali Khan]], [[Nawazuddin Siddiqui]], [[Kalki Koechlin]] and [[Ranvir Shorey]] in the second season of the [[neo-noir]] crime thriller [[Sacred Games (TV series)|''Sacred Games'']] (2018–19), which earned him high critical acclaim and a second nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in the [[Disney+ Hotstar]] legal drama web series [[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|''Criminal Justice'']] as a lawyer, and reprised his role in the second (''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors|Behind Closed Doors]]'' (2020)) and third season (''[[Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach|Adhura Sach]]'' (2022)). The second season earned him a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor In A Drama Series.
 
In 2020, Tripathi starred alongside [[Chris Hemsworth]], [[Randeep Hooda]] and [[David Harbour]] in his first [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] film, the [[Netflix]] action thriller [[Extraction (2020 film)|''Extraction'']]. The same year, he received dual nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the [[biographical drama]] ''[[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]]'' and the black comedy [[Ludo (film)|''Ludo''.]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2021/nominations/best-supporting-actor-male/ludo-pankaj-tripathi | title=Pankaj Tripathi- Best Actor in Supporting Role Male Nominee |work=Filmfare Awards |date=2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2021/nominations/best-supporting-actor-male/pankaj-tripathi | title=Pankaj Tripathi- Best Actor in Supporting Role Male Nominee |work=Filmfare Awards |date=2021 }}</ref> His performance in the latter won the [[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor]].
 
In 2021, for a second consecutive year, Tripathi received dual nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his widely acclaimed performances in the social comedy-drama [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|''Mimi'']] and the biographical sports drama [[83 (film)|''83'']], winning the award for ''Mimi''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mirchi.in/stories/movies/67th-wolf777-news-filmfare-awards-2022-pankaj-tripathi-wins-best-supporting-actor-male-for-mimi/93889125#:~:text=Pankaj%20Tripathi%20wins%20%27Best%20supporting,managed%20to%20touch%20many%20hearts. | title=67th Wolf777 News Filmfare Awards 2022: Pankaj Tripathi wins Best supporting actor (Male) for Mimi }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2022/nominations/best-supporting-actor-male/83-pankaj-tripathi | title=Pankaj Tripathi- Best Actor in Supporting Role Male Nominee |work=Filmfare Awards |date=2022 }}</ref> His performance in ''Mimi'' also earned him the [[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2023 |title=69th National Film Awards 2023 complete winners list: Rocketry, Alia Bhatt, Kriti Sanon, Allu Arjun win big |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/69th-national-film-awards-2023-winners-list-8907028/ |access-date=24 August 2023 |website=The Indian Express}}</ref> The same year, he also starred in the [[ZEE5]] biographical comedy ''[[Kaagaz]]'' (2021), which earned him a nomination for the [[Filmfare OTT Awards|Filmfare OTT Award]] for Best Actor in A Web Original Film.
 
In 2023, he starred in the satirical comedy-drama ''[[OMG 2]]'' alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Yami Gautam]] and the comedy ''[[Fukrey 3]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/main-atal-hoon-first-look-of-pankaj-tripathi-as-atal-bihari-vajpayee-unveiled/article66304141.ece | title='Main Atal Hoon': First look of Pankaj Tripathi as Atal Bihari Vajpayee unveiled | newspaper=The Hindu | date=25 December 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/oh-my-god-2-paresh-rawal-will-not-share-screen-space-with-akshay-kumar-for-this-reason-yami-gautam-pankaj-tripathi-to-be-onboard-for-the-flick | title=Oh My God 2: Paresh Rawal Will Not be Seen with Akshay Kumar | date=5 October 2021 |work=[[Zee News]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-sharma-pulkit-samrat-manjot-singh-starrer-fukrey-3-to-release-on-september-7-news-256326 |title=Varun Sharma, Pulkit Samrat, Manjot Singh-Starrer 'Fukrey 3' To Release On September 7 |date=24 January 2023 |newspaper=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]]}}</ref>
 
He next portrayed the former [[Prime Minister of India|Indian Prime Minister]] [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in the biographical drama ''[[Main Atal Hoon]]''. The film was theatrically released in India on 19 January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pankaj Tripathi's 'Main Atal Hoon' to release on this date. See new poster |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/pankaj-tripathi-main-atal-hoon-to-release-on-this-date-new-poster-poster-out-atal-bihari-vajpayee-biopic-2468480-2023-11-28 |date=28 November 2023 |work=India Today |access-date=28 November 2023 |archive-date=28 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128092533/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/pankaj-tripathi-main-atal-hoon-to-release-on-this-date-new-poster-poster-out-atal-bihari-vajpayee-biopic-2468480-2023-11-28 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Tripathi was the brand ambassador of [[Bharat Rang Mahotsav]] (National Theatre Festival) for the year 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bharat Rang Mahotsav (National Theatre Festival) Set to Enthrall Mumbai from 1st Feb |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/bharat-rang-mahotsav-set-to-enthrall-mumbai-from-1st-feb |website=Bru Times News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=मुंबई में 1 फरवरी से शुरू होगा भारत रंग महोत्सव, पंकज त्रिपाठी होंगे ब्रांड एंबेसडर |trans-title=Bharat Rang Mahotsav will start in Mumbai from 1 February, Pankaj Tripathi will be the brand ambassador. |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/25th-bharat-rang-mahotsav-to-begin-from-february-1-says-pankaj-tripathi-ntc-1867969-2024-01-27 |work=[[Aaj Tak]] |language=hi |date=27 January 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, he reprised his role as Rudra in ''[[Stree 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sonavane |first=Gaurav |date=17 August 2024 |title=Stree 2 casting |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/stree-2-shraddha-kapoor-charged-rs-5-crore-for-the-horror-comedy-heres-how-many-crores-rajkummar-rao-pankaj-tripathi-and-other-members-of-the-cast-got-paid-for-the-movie-that-opened-with-over-rs-50-crores-at-the-box-office |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912213835/https://www.gqindia.com/content/stree-2-shraddha-kapoor-charged-rs-5-crore-for-the-horror-comedy-heres-how-many-crores-rajkummar-rao-pankaj-tripathi-and-other-members-of-the-cast-got-paid-for-the-movie-that-opened-with-over-rs-50-crores-at-the-box-office |archive-date=12 September 2024 |access-date=12 September 2024 |website=GQ India |language=en-IN}}</ref>
 
His first release of the year 2025 was the sequel ''[[Metro... In Dino]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 March 2025 |title=Metro Inn Dino release date locked! Modern-day romance anthology to release on July 4 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/metro-inn-dino-release-date-locked-modern-day-romance-anthology-release-july-4/ |access-date=12 March 2025 |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]]}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Tripathi married Mridula Tripathi on 15 January 2004 and they have a daughter, Aashi.<ref name="db"/>
Tripathi met his wife Mridula during a wedding ceremony in 1993 when they were both in college and then got married on 15 January 2004. They moved to Mumbai after their marriage, and had a daughter named Aashi Tripathi in 2006.<ref name="db"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi used to work as a cook earlier, got work in films after years of struggle |work=abcFRY.com |url=https://abcfry.com/pankaj-tripathi-used-to-work-as-a-cook-earlier-got-work-in-films-after-years-of-struggle/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220907064134/https://abcfry.com/pankaj-tripathi-used-to-work-as-a-cook-earlier-got-work-in-films-after-years-of-struggle/ |archive-date=7 September 2022 |date=5 September 2022 }}</ref>
 
==Artistry and media image==
Tripathi is known as a [[Method acting|method actor]]<ref>{{Cite web |author=Patcy N |title=Exclusive - Bollywood is ga-ga over Pankaj Tripathi |date=2 April 2018 |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/report/bollywood-is-ga-ga-over-pankaj-tripathi/20180402.htm |access-date=29 November 2020 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref> and is widely recognised for his unconventional choices.<ref>{{Cite news |agency=Press Trust of India |title=I'm aware of expectations from me: Pankaj Tripathi |date=3 March 2019 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/pti-stories/i-m-aware-of-expectations-from-me-pankaj-tripathi-119030300273_1.html |access-date=22 September 2021 |newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> [[Namrata Joshi]] of ''[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]'' termed him a "natural actor" and said, "Give Tripathi any role and he will make it his own with his signature style – minimalistic, effortless, unhurried."<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Namrata Joshi |first=Namrata |last=Joshi |title=Pankaj Tripathi: The Star of Simplicity |url=https://m.thewire.in/article/film/pankaj-tripathi-the-star-of-simplicity/amp |date=21 August 2020 |access-date=29 September 2022 |newspaper=[[The Wire (India)]]}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]]'' noted, "We have been encountering him more often on screen than for real, in one power-packed performance after another."<ref>{{Cite news |author-link=Namrata Joshi |first=Namrata |last=Joshi |title=Three actors who have made Bollywood their own |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/three-actors-who-have-made-bollywood-their-own/article25608866.ece/ |date=28 November 2018 |access-date=28 December 2022 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> On his rise to success, A. Kameshwari of ''[[The Indian Express]]'' stated, "The actor, whose early roles are mostly credited as ‘unnamed character’, now has roles written specifically for him."<ref>{{Cite news |first=A. |last=Kameshwari |title=Life has taught me a lot: Pankaj Tripathi explains his choices in films and life |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/pankaj-tripathi-explains-his-choices-in-films-and-life-mimi-7423196/lite/ |date=28 July 2021 |access-date=27 February 2022 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref>
 
{{Quote box|bgcolor=#E0E6F8|width=25em|align=left|quote="With popularity I feel I need to be more careful about choosing scripts. I now look for roles and projects that are entertaining, but also have some social message or subtext."|source={{mdash}} Tripathi explaining his approach in choosing films<ref>{{Cite web |author=Udita Jhunjhunwala |title=Actor Pankaj Tripathi will seek entertaining roles with a social message |url=https://variety.com/2022/global/news/pankaj-tripathi-actor-roles-1235440388/ |access-date=24 September 2023 |website=Variety|date=23 November 2022 }}</ref>}}


==Filmography==
Tripathi is known for his experimental roles, Sweta Kaushal of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' feels he is not among those actors who'd get stuck in one type of role. She further added, "Tripathi's subtle portrayal of even the most dramatic character distinguishes him from many others in the business."<ref name="HindustanTimes-05Sep22"/> While he had his breakthrough with ''Gangs of Wasseypur'', Tripathi is popular for his portrayal of Kaleen Bhaiya in ''Mirzapur'', which according to ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', has been an inspiration for many aspiring actors.<ref>{{Cite web |author=SNS |title=Pankaj Tripathi's most timeless characters that made us fall in love with his acting |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/entertainment/pankaj-tripathis-most-timeless-characters-that-made-us-fall-in-love-with-his-acting-1503108069.html |access-date=21 December 2022 |website=The Statesman|date=5 September 2022 }}</ref>


===Films===
His directors and producers, find him to be a natural and grounded actor. [[Raj & DK|Raj Nidimoru]] said, "Given a specific or banal set of instructions, Tripathi would interpret it in a slightly different way and most of the times it would put a smile on your face."<ref name="Underdog to primary character">{{Cite web |author=Kaveree Bamzai |title=Underdog to primary character: Decoding Pankaj Tripathi's rise to fame and what makes him stand out |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2020/Dec/06/underdog-to-primary-character-decoding-pankaj-tripathisrise-to-fame-and-what-makes-him-stand-out-2231444.html |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=The New Indian Express|date=3 December 2020 }}</ref> [[Karan Anshuman]], who directed him in ''Mirzapur'', says, "I know he’s got this mimetic ability to be who he needs to be once the camera rolls. When he finds that perfect note, when he knows he’s got it (and the director knows he’s got it), he holds on to it with such fierce consistency that the slightest shifts only serve to elevate his performance."<ref name="Underdog to primary character" />
{| class="wikitable"
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| style="background:#ffc;"| {{dagger|alt=Film yet to release}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"
! Year
! Film
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 2003 || ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' || Pankaj || Uncredited  (Kannada Film)
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]'' || Unnamed || Uncredited
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Apaharan]]'' || Gaya Singh's Crony ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' || Kichlu ||
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dharm (film)|Dharm]]'' || Suryaprakash ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Mithya]]'' || Tipnis ||
|-
|| ''[[Shaurya]]'' || Major Virendra Rathore ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[Chintu Ji]]'' || Paplu Yadav ||
|-
|| ''[[Barah Aana]]'' || Inspector ||
|-
|rowspan="2"|2009 || ''[[Chintu Ji]]'' || Paplu Yadav ||
|-
|| ''Pyaar Bina Chain Kaha Re'' || Villian || Bhojpuri Film
|-
|rowspan="3"|2010 || ''Valmiki Ki Bandook'' || BDO Tripathi || Short Film
|-
|| ''[[Raavan]]'' || Gulabiya ||
|-
|| ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' || Kishore ||
|-
|2011 ||''[[Chillar Party]]'' || Secretary Dubey ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2012 || ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' ||  Surya||
|-
|| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1]]''
|rowspan="2"|Sultan Qureshi ||
|-
|| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2]]'' || 
|-
|| ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' || Filawar ||
|-
|rowspan="7"|2013 || ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]'' || Vardha Bhai ||
|-
|| ''[[Rangrezz]]'' || Brijbihari Pande ||
|-
|| ''[[Fukrey]]'' || Pandit ||
|-
|| ''[[Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa]]''|| Amol||
|-
|| ''[[Maazii]]'' || Rathiji ||
|-
|| ''[[Janta v/s Janardan – Bechara Aam Aadmi]]'' ||  ||
|-
|| ''[[Doosukeltha]]''  || Dilleeswara Rao || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] Film
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014|| ''[[Gunday]]'' || Lateef ||
|-
|| ''[[Singham Returns]]'' || Altaf ||
|-
|rowspan="4"|2015 || ''[[Manjhi – The Mountain Man]]'' || Ruab ||
|-
|| ''Life Biryani'' || ||
|-
|| ''[[Masaan]]'' || Sadhya Ji ||
|-
|| ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' ||Anwar ||
|-
|rowspan="3"|2016 || ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]'' ||Principal Srivastava ||
|-
|| ''[[Global Baba]]'' || Damru ||
|-
|| ''[[Mango Dreams]]'' || Salim || [[English language|English]] Film
|-
|rowspan="7"|2017 || ''[[Coffee with D]]'' || Girdhari ||
|-
|| ''[[Anaarkali of Aarah]]'' || Rangeela ||
|-
|| ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' || Atma Singh ||
|-
|| ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]'' || Kehri Singh ||
|-
|| ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' || Narottam Mishra ||
|-
|| ''[[Fukrey Returns]]'' || Pandit  ||
|-
|| ''[[Munna Michael]]'' || Balli ||
|-
|rowspan="8"|2018|| ''[[Kaalakaandi]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaalakaandi (2018) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/kaalakaandi-16279/cast-crew|access-date=2021-01-04|website=Cinestaan}}</ref> || ||
|-
|| ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' || Pankaj Patil || [[Tamil language|Tamil]] Film
|-
| ''[[Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (film)|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain]]'' || Feroz ||
|-
| ''[[Phamous]]''||Tripathi||
|-
| ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]''|| Rudra ||
|-
| ''[[Harjeeta]]'' ||Coach || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] Film
|-
|''[[Bhaiaji Superhit]]'' || Builder Gupta||
|-
|''[[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]]'' || Vijay
||World Premiere At The 23rd BIFF In October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=36923&c_idx=319&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2|title=Busan Film Festival official site|access-date=3 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906161709/http://www.biff.kr/eng/html/program/prog_view.asp?idx=36923&c_idx=319&sp_idx=&QueryStep=2|archive-date=6 September 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" |2019
|''[[Luka Chuppi]]'' || Babulal
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Luka Chuppi Cast List {{!}} Luka Chuppi Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/luka-chuppi/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Luka Chuppi (Lukka Chuppi) Cast & Crew, Luka Chuppi Hindi Movie Cast and Crew, Actor, Actress|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/movies/luka-chuppi/cast-crew.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=FilmiBeat|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The Tashkent Files]]''
|Gangaram Jha
|  <ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tashkent Files (2019) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB|url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/the-tashkent-files/16441|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.bollywoodmdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Tashkent Files Movie (2019) {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date in - BookMyShow|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/amp/movies/the-tashkent-files/ET00069063|access-date=2020-12-08|website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Super 30 (film)|Super 30]]'' || Shri Ram Singh ||<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Super 30 Cast List {{!}} Super 30 Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/super-30/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Super 30 (2019) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB|url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/super-30/16394|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.bollywoodmdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Super 30 (2019) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date - BookMyShow|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/super-30/ET00064569|access-date=2020-12-08|website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Super 30 Movie (Jul 2019) - Trailer, Star Cast, Release Date {{!}} Paytm.com|url=https://paytm.com/movies/super-30-movie-detail-387|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Paytm|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Kissebaaz]]''
|Chuttan Shukla
|  <ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Kissebaaz Cast List {{!}} Kissebaaz Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/kissebaaz/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kissebaaz (2019) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB|url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/kissebaaz/16599|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.bollywoodmdb.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kissebaaz Movie Review {{!}} Kissebaaz Movie Cast|url=https://www.indianfilmhistory.com/movie-details/kissebaaz|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.indianfilmhistory.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kissebaaz (2019) Cast & Crew - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director {{!}} SongSuno|url=https://www.songsuno.com/movie/kissebaaz-cast-crew.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.songsuno.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Arjun Patiala]]''
|Film Producer
|Cameo<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Arjun Patiala Cast List {{!}} Arjun Patiala Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/arjun-patiala/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arjun Patiala (2019) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date - BookMyShow|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/arjun-patiala/ET00064800|access-date=2020-12-08|website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arjun Patiala (2019) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB|url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/arjun-patiala/16407|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.bollywoodmdb.com}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Drive (2019 film)|Drive]]''
| Hamid
| [[Netflix]] Film
|-
|rowspan="5"|2020 || ''[[Angrezi Medium]]''||Tony
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-irrfan-khan-angrezi-medium-5673783/|title=Pankaj Tripathi joins the cast of Irrfan Khan's Angrezi Medium|website=Indian Express|access-date=14 April 2019|date=13 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413174545/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-irrfan-khan-angrezi-medium-5673783/|archive-date=13 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Extraction (2020 film)|Extraction]]''
| Ovi Mahajan Sr.
|[[English language|English]] Film<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/extraction-trailer-chris-hemsworth-is-all-guns-blazing-in-thrill-a-minute-first-look-of-netflix-film/article31278667.ece|title='Extraction' trailer: Chris Hemsworth is all guns blazing in thrill-a-minute first look of Netflix film|website=The Hindu|access-date=7 April 2020|date=7 April 2020|archive-date=7 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407112544/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/extraction-trailer-chris-hemsworth-is-all-guns-blazing-in-thrill-a-minute-first-look-of-netflix-film/article31278667.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]]''
| Anup Saxena
| Released On [[Netflix]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl {{!}} Netflix Official Site|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/81292944|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.netflix.com|language=en}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl Cast List {{!}} Gunjan Saxena – The Kargil Girl Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gunjan-saxena-the-kargil-girl/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]''
| Satyendra "Sattu Bhaiya" Tripathi
| Released On [[Netflix]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Ludo Cast List {{!}} Ludo Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/ludo/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Ludo (2020) - Movie {{!}} Reviews, Cast & Release Date - BookMyShow|url=https://in.bookmyshow.com/movies/ludo/ET00122263|access-date=2020-12-08|website=in.bookmyshow.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ludo (2020) Complete Cast & Crew - BollywoodMDB|url=https://www.bollywoodmdb.com/movies/cast-crew/anurag-basu-s-next/16584|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.bollywoodmdb.com}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Shakeela (film)|Shakeela]] ''
| Salim
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
| ''[[Kaagaz]]''
| [[Lal Bihari]]
| [[Zee5]] Film
|-
|[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|''Mimi'']]
|Bhanu
|Released on [[Netflix]]
|-
|style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film yet to release}}||[[PR Man Singh]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/RelianceEnt/status/1093381845230641157|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507064226/https://twitter.com/RelianceEnt/status/1093381845230641157|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2021|title=The man of the moment, @TripathiiPankaj, will inspire everyone with his role of #ManSingh. #CastOf83|date=7 February 2019|publisher=Reliance Entertainment Twitter|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>
|Completed
|-
| 2022
| style="background:#ffc;"| ''[[Bachchan Pandey]]'' {{dagger|alt=Film yet to release}} || TBA || Filming<ref>{{cite news|url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bachchan-pandey-akshay-kumar-and-kriti-sanon-starrer-goes-on-floors-with-a-muhurat-shot/amp_articleshow/80128628.cms|title='Bachchan Pandey': Akshay Kumar and Kriti Sanon starrer goes on floors with a muhurat shot |work=The Times of India|date=6 January 2021|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="release date">{{Cite web |date=23 January 2021 |title=Akshay Kumar announces 'Bachchan Pandey' release date with a deadly still|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-akshay-kumar-announces-bachchan-pandey-release-date-kriti-sanon-jacqueline-fernandez-arshad-warsi-2870086|access-date=23 January 2021 |work=Daily News & Analysis}}</ref>
|}


===Television===
Tripathi is one of the highest paid OTT actors in India.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Highest-paid OTT actors of 2022 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/web-stories/highest-paid-ott-actors-of-2022/photostory/96536408.cms |date=28 December 2022 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet the 10 highest-paid Indian actors and actresses on OTT right now |url=https://www.gqindia.com/content/meet-the-10-highest-paid-indian-actors-and-actresses-on-ott-right-now |first=Karishma |last=Shetty |date=25 September 2023 |newspaper=[[GQ (Indian edition)]]}}</ref> For ''Newton'', ''[[NDTV]]'' named him the "Best Actor" of 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi to Aamir Khan: 10 Best Actors of 2017, Ranked |first=Raja |last=Sen |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/pankaj-tripathi-to-aamir-khan-10-best-actors-of-2017-ranked-1796298 |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=27 January 2021 |work=[[NDTV India]] }}</ref> In 2020, ''[[Rediff.com]]'' placed him sixth in their "10 Best Actors" of the year list, for his performance in ''Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' and ''Ludo''.<ref>{{Cite news |title=2020's 10 Best Actors |first=Sukanya |last=Verma |date=2 January 2021 |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/2020s-10-best-actors/20210102.htm |access-date=29 September 2022 |work=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width=60%
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Network
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2005
|[[Time Bomb 9/11]]
|RAW Officer Tripathi
|[[Zee TV]]
|
|-
| 2010–11
| ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal''
| Giga Kaka
| [[Star Plus]]
|
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]''
| Naved Ansari
| [[Sony Entertainment Television|Sony TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Powder Television Serial Show Episodes Online at Sony|url=https://nettv4u.com/about/Hindi/tv-serials/powder|access-date=2020-12-08|website=nettv4u|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal]]''
| Dushyant Singh
| [[Zee TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-07-20|title=Know the cast of 'Sarojini-Ek Nayi Pehal'|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi//photostory/48144640.cms|access-date=2020-12-08|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
|}


===Web series===
Tripathi is an active celebrity endorser for brands such as [[StarPlus|Star Plus]], [[Tata Consumer Products|Tata Tea]], [[Redmi]], [[Policybazaar]] among others.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How Pankaj Tripathi has become the face of three national brands |date=19 June 2019 |url=https://www.business-standard.com/amp/article/current-affairs/how-pankaj-tripathi-has-become-the-face-of-three-national-brands-119061901354_1.html |access-date=22 December 2021 |newspaper=[[Business Standard]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Xiaomi India ropes in Pankaj Tripathi as brand ambassador for Redmi lineup |url=https://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/devices/xiaomi-india-ropes-in-pankaj-tripathi-as-brand-ambassador-for-redmi-lineup/100275354 |access-date=26 August 2023 |newspaper=Telecom [[The Economic Times]] |date=16 May 2023 }}</ref> In November 2023, [[National Payments Corporation of India|NPCI]] appointed him as the "UPI Safety Ambassador".<ref>{{Cite news |title=NPCI appoints Pankaj Tripathi as 'UPI Safety Ambassador'. Check UPI safety details to follow |url=https://www.livemint.com/industry/banking/npci-appoints-pankaj-tripathi-as-upi-safety-ambassador-check-upi-safety-details-to-follow-11699358889814.html |access-date=17 November 2023 |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=7 November 2023 }}</ref> Along with his acting career, Tripathi has been associated to social causes such as tree plantation.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi appeals for tree plantation on 'Daan Utsav' |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/pankaj-tripathi-appeals-for-tree-plantation-on-daan-utsav-738721 |access-date=20 November 2021 |date=5 October 2021 |work=India TV News}}</ref> In 2023, he opened a library at a school in [[Belsand]], [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]], in his father's memory.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi opens library in his village, dedicates it to late father |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/pankaj-tripathi-opens-library-in-his-village-dedicates-it-to-late-father-2434055-2023-09-11 |access-date=15 September 2023 |date=11 September 2023 |newspaper=[[India Today]] }}</ref> The [[Election Commission of India]] made Tripathi, the "National Icon" in 2022, to honour his association with ECI in creating awareness among voters.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi made 'national icon' by Election Commission of India, recalls his first experience of voting |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-made-national-icon-by-election-commission-of-india-101664804395756-amp.html |date=3 October 2022 |access-date=23 October 2022 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" width=60%
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Platform
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes


|-
==Filmography==
| 2018–2019
{{Main|Pankaj Tripathi filmography}}
| ''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games]]''
| Khanna Guruji
| [[Netflix]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sacred Games {{!}} Netflix Official Site|url=https://www.netflix.com/title/80115328|access-date=2020-12-08|website=www.netflix.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2018-Present
| ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''
| Akhandanand "Kaleen Bhaiya" Tripathi
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/918450/no-ones-seen-me-in-such-a-role-pankaj-tripathi-on-playing-a-lawyer-in-criminal-justice|title='No one's seen me in such a role': Pankaj Tripathi on playing a lawyer in 'Criminal Justice'|date=1 April 2019|website=Scroll.in|first=Soumya|last=Rao|access-date=1 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401182009/https://scroll.in/reel/918450/no-ones-seen-me-in-such-a-role-pankaj-tripathi-on-playing-a-lawyer-in-criminal-justice|archive-date=1 April 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|Criminal Justice]]''
| Madhav Mishra
| [[Hotstar Specials]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-03|title=Criminal Justice cast Pankaj Tripathi, Jackie Shroff and director Tigmanshu Dhulia on adapting British TV show - Entertainment News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/criminal-justice-cast-pankaj-tripathi-jackie-shroff-and-director-tigmanshu-dhulia-on-adapting-british-tv-show-6378271.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Firstpost}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| ''Yours Truly''
|
| [[ZEE5]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Yours Truly|url=https://www.zee5.com/movies/details/yours-truly/0-0-47818|access-date=|website=ZEE5}}</ref>
|-
|2020
|''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
|Madhav Mishra
|[[Hotstar Specials]]
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Keshri |first1=Shweta |title=Pankaj Tripathi returns to save Kirti Kulhari in Criminal Justice Behind Closed Doors |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/story/pankaj-tripathi-returns-to-save-kirti-kulhari-in-criminal-justice-behind-closed-doors-1748374-2020-12-10 |access-date=13 December 2020 |work=India Today |date=10 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|}


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
; [[National Film Awards]]
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Year
!Film
!Award <!-- The names of the award organisation/show are listed alphabetically -->
!Nominated work
!Category
!Category
!Result
!Result
!Ref.
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
!colspan="6" style="background: #eedd82;"|Film Awards
|-
|-
| [[65th National Film Awards|2018]]
|[[19th IIFA Awards|2018]]
|rowspan="4"|[[International Indian Film Academy Awards]]
|''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
|''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
| [[National Film Award – Special Mention (feature film)|Special Mention]]
|rowspan="4"|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/iifa-2018-full-winners-list-tumhari-sulu-wins-best-film-1268605-2018-06-25|title=IIFA 2018 Awardees|date=25 June 2018 }}</ref>
|-
|[[20th IIFA Awards|2019]]
|''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=IIFA Awards 2019: Book Your Tickets Now |url=https://www.iifa.com/blog/XXTxABEAAO61q1yH/iifa-awards-2019-book-your-tickets-now |website=IIFA |publisher=Wizcraft International Entertainment |access-date=16 September 2019}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[22nd IIFA Awards|2022]]
|''[[83 (film)|83]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 April 2022 |title=IIFA 2022 Nominations: Shershaah takes the lead with 12 Nominations, Ludo and 83 emerge as strong contenders; check out the complete list |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/iifa-2022-nominations-shershaah-takes-lead-12-nominations-ludo-83-emerge-strong-contenders-check-complete-list/}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]''
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/videos/pankaj-tripathi-gets-a-special-mention-for-his-performance-in-newton-at-65th-national-awards.html|title=Pankaj Tripathi Gets A Special Mention For His Performance In Newton At 65Th National Awards|date=14 April 2018|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415083906/https://deccanchronicle.com/videos/pankaj-tripathi-gets-a-special-mention-for-his-performance-in-newton-at-65th-national-awards.html|archive-date=15 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIFA Awards 2022 complete list of winners: Vicky Kaushal, Kriti Sanon win top acting honours |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-iifa-awards-2022-complete-list-of-winners-vicky-kaushal-kriti-sanon-win-top-acting-honours-2958025 |access-date=5 June 2022 |website=DNA India}}</ref>
|}
|-
 
|[[63rd Filmfare Awards|2018]]
; [[Filmfare Awards]]  
|rowspan="8"|[[Filmfare Awards]]
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
|''Newton''
!Year
|rowspan="6"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
!Film
|{{nom}}
!Category
|<ref>{{cite web |date=18 January 2018 |title=63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-10.html |website=Filmfare}}</ref>
!Result
|-
!Ref.
|[[64th Filmfare Awards|2019]]
|''Stree''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="2019 Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-32898-1.html|title=Nominations for the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019|work=filmfare.com|date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[63rd Filmfare Awards|2018]]
|rowspan="2"|[[66th Filmfare Awards|2021]]  
| ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
|''[[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]]''
| rowspan="4"|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{nom}}
| {{nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite news |title=Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-66th-vimal-elaichi-filmfare-awards-2021_-47279.html |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=28 March 2021}}</ref>
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-63rd-jio-filmfare-awards-2018_-26161-10.html|title=63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations|date=18 January 2018}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[64th Filmfare Awards|2019]]
|''Ludo''
| ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]''
|{{nom}}
| {{nom}}
| <ref name="2019 Awards">{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-64th-vimal-filmfare-awards-2019_-32898-1.html|title=Nominations for the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019|work=filmfare.com|date=12 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[66th Filmfare Awards|2021]]  
|rowspan="2"|[[67th Filmfare Awards|2022]]  
| ''[[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl ]]''
|''83''
| {{nom}}
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite news |title=Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021 |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-66th-vimal-elaichi-filmfare-awards-2021_-47279.html |access-date=28 March 2021 |work=Filmfare |date=28 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/nominations-for-the-67th-wolf777news-filmfare-awards-2022_-55253.|title=Nominations for the 67th Wolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022|publisher=Filmfare|access-date=28 August 2022}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|-
| ''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]''
|''[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]]''
| {{nom}}
|{{won}}
|}
 
; [[IIFA Awards]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Work
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|-
|[[19th IIFA Awards|2018]]
|[[69th Filmfare Awards|2024]]  
|''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
|''[[OMG 2]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|[[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor|Best Actor - Critics]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/iifa-2018-full-winners-list-tumhari-sulu-wins-best-film-1268605-2018-06-25|title=IIFA 2018 Awardees}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominations for the 69th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2024 with Gujarat Tourism: Full list out |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-69th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2024-with-gujarat-tourism-full-list-out-63822.html |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=filmfare.com}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[20th IIFA Awards|2019]]
|[[70th Filmfare Awards|2025]]
|''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]''
|''[[Stree 2]]''
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=IIFA Awards 2019: Book Your Tickets Now |url=https://www.iifa.com/blog/XXTxABEAAO61q1yH/iifa-awards-2019-book-your-tickets-now |website=IIFA |publisher=Wizcraft International Entertainment |accessdate=16 September 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Nominations for The 70th Hyundai Filmfare Awards 2025 With Gujarat Tourism: Full List Out
|}
|url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/nominations-for-the-70th-hyundai-filmfare-awards-2025-with-gujarat-tourism-full-list-out-78037.html|date=26 September 2025|website=Filmfare}}</ref>
 
|-
; [[Screen Awards]]
|2023
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|[[National Film Awards]]
!Year
|''Mimi''
!Work
|[[National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
!Category
|{{won}}
!Result
|<ref name="Firstpost-13Apr18" />
!Ref.
|-
|-
|2018
|2018
|''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
| rowspan="2" |[[Star Screen Award]]s
|rowspan="2"|[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|''Newton''
| rowspan="2" |[[Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]
|{{nom}}
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/star-screen-awards-2017-vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-full-winners-list/1/1102625.html |title=Star Screen Awards 2017: Dangal wins big, Vidya Balan-Rajkummar Rao named best actor and actress|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/star-screen-awards-2017-vidya-balan-rajkummar-rao-full-winners-list-1099753-2017-12-04 |title=Star Screen Awards 2017: Dangal wins big, Vidya Balan-Rajkummar Rao named best actor and actress|access-date=4 December 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[25th Screen Awards|2019]]
|[[25th Screen Awards|2019]]
|''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]''
|''Stree''
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-17|title=Star Screen Awards 2018 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt wins Best Actress, Rajkummar Rao and Ranveer Singh are Best Actors|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/star-screen-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-alia-bhatt-wins-best-actress-rajkummar-rao-and-ranveer-singh-are-best-actors/story-C9PF5a5ZeHzC77Dfp4UwAO.html|access-date=2020-12-08|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=17 December 2018|title=Star Screen Awards 2018 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt wins Best Actress, Rajkummar Rao and Ranveer Singh are Best Actors|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/star-screen-awards-2018-complete-winners-list-alia-bhatt-wins-best-actress-rajkummar-rao-and-ranveer-singh-are-best-actors/story-C9PF5a5ZeHzC77Dfp4UwAO.html|access-date=8 December 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|}
 
; [[Zee Cine Awards]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Work
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|-
| 2013
|2013
| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''
|rowspan="2"|[[Zee Cine Awards]]
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Performance in a Negative Role]]
|''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''
| {{nom}}
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role|Best Villain]]
|<ref>https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0000415/2013/1?ref_=m_ttawd_ev_14</ref>
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0000415/2013/1?ref_=m_ttawd_ev_14|title=Zee Cine Awards (2013)|website=[[IMDb]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[2019 Zee Cine Awards|2019]]
|[[2019 Zee Cine Awards|2019]]
| ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]
|''Stree''
| [[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male]]
|[[Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male|Best Supporting Actor]]
| {{nom}}
|{{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite episode| title=Zee Cine Awards 2019| url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/zee-cine-awards-2019/0-6-1385| access-date=5 May 2019| series=[[Zee Cine Awards]]| network=[[Zee Cinema]]| date=31 March 2019}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite episode| title=Zee Cine Awards 2019| url=https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/zee-cine-awards-2019/0-6-1385| access-date=5 May 2019| series=[[Zee Cine Awards]]| network=[[Zee Cinema]]| date=31 March 2019}}</ref>
|}
 
; Other Awards
{|class= "wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Award
!Film/Show
!Category
!Result
!Ref.
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2017
!colspan="6" style="background: #eedd82;"|Television Awards
| Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival
| rowspan="2"|''[[Mango Dreams]]''
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|title=7th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival|url=http://educationexpo.tv/dadasahebphalkefilmfestival/news.php?id=MjY1|website=Education Expo TV|accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
|Cape Town & Winelands International Film Festival
|2021
| Best Actor
|[[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="2" |''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''
| <ref>https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0002906/2017/1?ref_=m_ttawd_ev_3</ref>
|Best Actor in a Web Series
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2021/1?ref_=m_ttawd_ev_1|title = Indian Television Academy Awards, India (2021)|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref>
|-
|-
|2018
|2019
|News18 Reel Movie Awards
|[[iReel Awards]]
|''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]''
|Best Actor in a Drama Series
|Best Supporting Actor
|{{won}}
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/video-news18-reel-movie-awards-i-pankaj-tripathi-wins-best-supporting-actor-for-newton-1694565.html|title=VIDEO: News18 REEL Movie Awards I Pankaj Tripathi Wins Best Supporting Actor for Newton|work=News18|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417105306/https://www.news18.com/news/india/video-news18-reel-movie-awards-i-pankaj-tripathi-wins-best-supporting-actor-for-newton-1694565.html|archive-date=17 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ireel-awards-2019-pankaj-tripathi-beats-sacred-games-2-co-star-nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-win-best-actor-drama-for-mirzapur-2319863.html|title=iReel Awards 2019: Pankaj Tripathi Beats Sacred Games 2 co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui to win Best Actor (Drama) for Mirzapur|website=News18|access-date=23 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923173247/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ireel-awards-2019-pankaj-tripathi-beats-sacred-games-2-co-star-nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-win-best-actor-drama-for-mirzapur-2319863.html|archive-date=23 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2019
|[[2020 Filmfare OTT Awards|2020]]
| Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards
|rowspan="4"|[[Filmfare OTT Awards]]
| {{N/A}}
|''[[Sacred Games (TV series)|Sacred Games 2]]''
| Power Brand: Industry Trendsetter
|rowspan="2'|Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| {{won}}
|{{nom}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://index.html/|title=Powerbrands BFJA|website=index.html|access-date=22 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813222110/http://index.html/|archive-date=13 August 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/nominees-for-the-flyx-filmfare-ott-awards-45350.html|title=Nominations for the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020|date=16 December 2020|access-date=12 December 2021 |website=Filmfare}}</ref>
|-
|-
| [[iReel Awards]]  
|rowspan="3"|[[2021 Filmfare OTT Awards|2021]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]''
|''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur 2]]''
| Best Actor - Drama
|{{nom}}
| {{won}}
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/web-stories/my-glamm-filmfare-ott-awards-2021-final-nominations-list/articleshow/88049328.cms|title=My Glamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021: Final Nominations List|date=2 December 2021|access-date=10 December 2021|website=The Times of India}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ireel-awards-2019-pankaj-tripathi-beats-sacred-games-2-co-star-nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-win-best-actor-drama-for-mirzapur-2319863.html|title=iReel Awards 2019: Pankaj Tripathi Beats Sacred Games 2 co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui to win Best Actor (Drama) for Mirzapur|website=News18|access-date=2019-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923173247/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/ireel-awards-2019-pankaj-tripathi-beats-sacred-games-2-co-star-nawazuddin-siddiqui-to-win-best-actor-drama-for-mirzapur-2319863.html|archive-date=23 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="4"|2021
|''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
|Best Actor In A Drama Series
| Best Actor - Web Series
|{{nom}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>https://m.imdb.com/event/ev0001931/2021/1?ref_=m_ttawd_ev_1</ref>
|-
|-
| Critics' Choice Film Awards
|''[[Kaagaz]]''
| rowspan="3"|''[[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]]''
|Best Actor in A Web Original Film
| Best Supporting Actor
|{{nom}}
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Critics' Choice Awards 2021— Scam: 1992, Eeb Allay Ooo, short film Bebaak win top honours; see full list|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/critics-choice-awards-2021-scam-1992-eeb-allay-ooo-short-film-bebaak-win-top-honours-see-full-list-9304911.html/amp}}</ref>
|-
| Hitlist OTT Awards
| Best Supporting Actor
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{Cite web|title=HITLIST OTT Awards|url=https://www.radiocity.in/hitlistottawards/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|FOI Online Awards
|Best Supporting Actor
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foionlineawards.com/post/6thfoioa-2021-nominations-announced |title=6thFOIOA 2021 Nominations Announced!
|publisher=FOI Online Awards|date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
|}
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Pankaj Tripathi
Tripathi at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2017
Born
Pankaj Tiwari[1]

5 September 1976 (age 49)
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
Works
Full list
Spouse(s)
Mridula Tripathi
(
m. 2004)
Children2

Pankaj Tripathi, born as Pankaj Tiwari (5 September 1976), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films and series.[3][4] He is the recipient of two National Film Awards and a Filmfare Award. After studying acting at the National School of Drama, Tripathi had minor roles in such films as Omkara (2006) and Agneepath (2012), and had a supporting role in the television series Powder (2010).

Tripathi gained recognition for his role in Anurag Kashyap's crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur (2012), after which he had several notable supporting roles. These include Fukrey (2013), Masaan (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Bareilly Ki Barfi, Fukrey Returns (both 2017), Stree (2018), Ludo, Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl (both 2020), and 83 (2021). Tripathi has also had leading roles in several streaming series, including Mirzapur (2018–present) and Criminal Justice (2019–2022), and in the streaming film Kaagaz (2021). He has also appeared in the Tamil film Kaala (2018) and the English film Extraction (2020).

Tripathi won a National Film Award – Special Mention for his performance in Newton (2017).[5] His performance in Mimi (2021) won him the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.[6][7] He has since starred in the social satire OMG 2 (2023) and the comedy horror sequel Stree 2 (2024).

Early life[edit | edit source]

Tripathi was born on 5 September in either 1975[4] or 1976[3] in Belsand village of Barauli in the Gopalganj District of the Indian state of Bihar to Pandit Benares Tiwari and Hemwanti Tiwari as the youngest of their four children.[2][8][9][10]

His father worked as a farmer and Hindu priest.[2] Tripathi's original last name was Tiwari, which he changed legally to Tripathi in school as a 9th grader.[1] Tripathi also worked as a farmer with his father until he was in the 11th standard at school. During the festive seasons, he used to play the role of a girl in his village's local play (natak).[11]

Tripathi moved to Patna after high school where he studied at Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur.[2] After his seven-year stay in Patna, he moved to Delhi to enroll in the National School of Drama, from where he graduated in 2004.[12][13]

Career[edit | edit source]

Early work (2004–2015)[edit | edit source]

After appearing in a small role in the Kannada-language drama Chigurida Kanasu (2003), Tripathi moved to Mumbai in 2004. His first role in Hindi cinema was as a politician in a Tata Tea advertisement, followed by an uncredited role in the romantic action film Run (2004).[14][15]

Tripathi at a press conference in 2011

During the early period of his career, he mostly played antagonistic roles and became synonymous with gangster characters.[16][17] He appeared in various Hindi films in minor roles, including Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Apaharan (2005), Omkara (2006), Shaurya (2008), Raavan (2010), Aakrosh (2010), Chillar Party (2011), and Agneepath (2012).

He also appeared in the TV series Bahubali and the crime drama TV series Powder (2010) on Sony TV, as well as in a few daily soaps such as Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal (2010–11) and Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal (2015–16).

In 2012, he played his first major screen role as Sultan in the crime drama duology Gangs of Wasseypur.[18][19] It proved to be Tripathi's breakthrough and brought him recognition, post which he continued to star in minor roles in films such as the action films Dabangg 2 (2012), Gunday (2014), Singham Returns (2014) and Dilwale (2015).

Acclaimed actor (2016–present)[edit | edit source]

Tripathi's first film as a lead actor was the neo-noir thriller Gurgaon (2017), which earned critical acclaim but emerged as a commercial disaster at the Box office.[20][21] The same year, he also appeared in pivotal roles in several critical and commercially successful films such as the romantic comedy-drama Bareilly Ki Barfi and the comedy Fukrey Returns. He followed it up with the black comedy-drama Newton alongside Rajkummar Rao, which earned him his first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Newton was also India's official entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 90th Academy Awards.[22]

In 2018, he starred alongside Rao and Shraddha Kapoor in the horror comedy Stree, which earned him high critical acclaim and the Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor, in addition to his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Later that year, he made his debut in Tamil cinema with the Rajinikanth-starrer action drama Kaala.[23] The same year, he also starred as Akhandanand Tripathi a.k.a. "Kaleen Bhaiya", a mafia don in the Amazon Prime crime drama thriller web series Mirzapur (2018–present) which earned him widespread critical acclaim and recognition, and a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the second season.[24]

In 2019, Tripathi starred in several critically acclaimed supporting roles in commercial successes such as the romantic comedy-drama Luka Chuppi, the drama thriller The Tashkent Files and the biographical drama Super 30. The same year, he starred as Khanna Guruji, a spiritual leader alongside Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kalki Koechlin and Ranvir Shorey in the second season of the neo-noir crime thriller Sacred Games (2018–19), which earned him high critical acclaim and a second nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He also starred in the Disney+ Hotstar legal drama web series Criminal Justice as a lawyer, and reprised his role in the second (Behind Closed Doors (2020)) and third season (Adhura Sach (2022)). The second season earned him a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor In A Drama Series.

In 2020, Tripathi starred alongside Chris Hemsworth, Randeep Hooda and David Harbour in his first Hollywood film, the Netflix action thriller Extraction. The same year, he received dual nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the biographical drama Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and the black comedy Ludo.[25][26] His performance in the latter won the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actor.

In 2021, for a second consecutive year, Tripathi received dual nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his widely acclaimed performances in the social comedy-drama Mimi and the biographical sports drama 83, winning the award for Mimi.[27][28] His performance in Mimi also earned him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor.[29] The same year, he also starred in the ZEE5 biographical comedy Kaagaz (2021), which earned him a nomination for the Filmfare OTT Award for Best Actor in A Web Original Film.

In 2023, he starred in the satirical comedy-drama OMG 2 alongside Akshay Kumar and Yami Gautam and the comedy Fukrey 3.[30][31][32]

He next portrayed the former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the biographical drama Main Atal Hoon. The film was theatrically released in India on 19 January 2024.[33]

Tripathi was the brand ambassador of Bharat Rang Mahotsav (National Theatre Festival) for the year 2024.[34][35] In 2024, he reprised his role as Rudra in Stree 2.[36]

His first release of the year 2025 was the sequel Metro... In Dino.[37]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Tripathi met his wife Mridula during a wedding ceremony in 1993 when they were both in college and then got married on 15 January 2004. They moved to Mumbai after their marriage, and had a daughter named Aashi Tripathi in 2006.[11][38]

Artistry and media image[edit | edit source]

Tripathi is known as a method actor[39] and is widely recognised for his unconventional choices.[40] Namrata Joshi of The Wire termed him a "natural actor" and said, "Give Tripathi any role and he will make it his own with his signature style – minimalistic, effortless, unhurried."[41] The Hindu noted, "We have been encountering him more often on screen than for real, in one power-packed performance after another."[42] On his rise to success, A. Kameshwari of The Indian Express stated, "The actor, whose early roles are mostly credited as ‘unnamed character’, now has roles written specifically for him."[43]

"With popularity I feel I need to be more careful about choosing scripts. I now look for roles and projects that are entertaining, but also have some social message or subtext."

— Tripathi explaining his approach in choosing films[44]

Tripathi is known for his experimental roles, Sweta Kaushal of Hindustan Times feels he is not among those actors who'd get stuck in one type of role. She further added, "Tripathi's subtle portrayal of even the most dramatic character distinguishes him from many others in the business."[4] While he had his breakthrough with Gangs of Wasseypur, Tripathi is popular for his portrayal of Kaleen Bhaiya in Mirzapur, which according to The Statesman, has been an inspiration for many aspiring actors.[45]

His directors and producers, find him to be a natural and grounded actor. Raj Nidimoru said, "Given a specific or banal set of instructions, Tripathi would interpret it in a slightly different way and most of the times it would put a smile on your face."[46] Karan Anshuman, who directed him in Mirzapur, says, "I know he’s got this mimetic ability to be who he needs to be once the camera rolls. When he finds that perfect note, when he knows he’s got it (and the director knows he’s got it), he holds on to it with such fierce consistency that the slightest shifts only serve to elevate his performance."[46]

Tripathi is one of the highest paid OTT actors in India.[47][48] For Newton, NDTV named him the "Best Actor" of 2017.[49] In 2020, Rediff.com placed him sixth in their "10 Best Actors" of the year list, for his performance in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Ludo.[50]

Tripathi is an active celebrity endorser for brands such as Star Plus, Tata Tea, Redmi, Policybazaar among others.[51][52] In November 2023, NPCI appointed him as the "UPI Safety Ambassador".[53] Along with his acting career, Tripathi has been associated to social causes such as tree plantation.[54] In 2023, he opened a library at a school in Belsand, Gopalganj, in his father's memory.[55] The Election Commission of India made Tripathi, the "National Icon" in 2022, to honour his association with ECI in creating awareness among voters.[56]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
Film Awards
2018 International Indian Film Academy Awards Newton Best Supporting Actor Nominated [57]
2019 Stree Nominated [58]
2022 83 Nominated [59]
Ludo Won [60]
2018 Filmfare Awards Newton Best Supporting Actor Nominated [61]
2019 Stree Nominated [62]
2021 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Nominated [63]
Ludo Nominated
2022 83 Nominated [64]
Mimi Won
2024 OMG 2 Best Actor - Critics Nominated [65]
2025 Stree 2 Best Supporting Actor Nominated [66]
2023 National Film Awards Mimi Best Supporting Actor Won [7]
2018 Star Screen Awards Newton Best Supporting Actor Nominated [67]
2019 Stree Won [68]
2013 Zee Cine Awards Gangs of Wasseypur Best Villain Nominated [69]
2019 Stree Best Supporting Actor Nominated [70]
Television Awards
2021 Indian Television Academy Awards Mirzapur Best Actor in a Web Series Won [71]
2019 iReel Awards Best Actor in a Drama Series Won [72]
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Sacred Games 2 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [73]
2021 Mirzapur 2 Nominated [74]
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors Best Actor In A Drama Series Nominated
Kaagaz Best Actor in A Web Original Film Nominated

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