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'''Pankaj Tripathi''' (born 28 September 1976) is an Indian actor who works in [[Hindi cinema]] and has also appeared in [[English language|English]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] language films. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors in [[Hindi cinema]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.economictimes.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 }}</ref> He is the recipient of several awards, including a [[National Film Award]], a [[Filmfare Award]], a [[Screen Award]], and an [[IIFA Award]].
'''Pankaj Tripathi''' ({{IPA-hi|pəŋkəd͡ʒ t̪ɾipaʈʰiː |pron}}; born 28 September 1976) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[actor]], who predominantly works in [[Hindi cinema]] and has also appeared in some [[English language|English]], [[Telugu cinema|Telugu]], and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]] language films.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://m.economictimes.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 }}</ref><ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-star-who-refuses-to-stop-experimenting-101662362907380-amp.html</ref> He is the recipient of several awards, including a [[National Film Award]], a [[Filmfare Award]] and an [[IIFA Award]]. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors in Hindi cinema.


Born in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], Tripathi enrolled himself in the [[National School of Drama]] from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]'' (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as ''[[Raavan (2010 film)|Raavan]]'' (2010) and ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012) and in some television series including ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]''.
Born in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj]], [[Bihar]], Tripathi enrolled himself in the [[National School of Drama]] from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]'' (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as ''[[Raavan (2010 film)|Raavan]]'' (2010) and ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012) and in some television series including ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]''.


Tripathi rose to fame with his role as Sultan in [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''. Since then, he has appeared in films as a supporting actor, including ''[[Singham Returns]]'' (2014), ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018), ''[[Extraction (2020 film)|Extraction]]'' (2020), and ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' (2021). Tripathi received widespread critical praise for multiple films, including ''[[Fukrey]]'' (2013), ''[[Masaan]]'' (2015), ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]'' (2016), ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' (2017), ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' (2017), ''[[Fukrey Returns]]'' (2017), ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]'' (2018), ''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]'' (2020), ''[[Kaagaz]]'' (2021) and [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|''Mimi'']] (2021), the last of which he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. 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> He has starred in several web series, including ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'', ''[[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'', ''[[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]],'' and ''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''.
Tripathi rose to fame with his role as ''Sultan'' in [[Anurag Kashyap]]'s ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur]]''. Since then, he has appeared in several films as a supporting actor, including ''[[Singham Returns]]'' (2014), ''[[Kaala (2018 film)|Kaala]]'' (2018), ''[[Extraction (2020 film)|Extraction]]'' (2020), and ''[[83 (film)|83]]'' (2021). Tripathi received widespread critical praise for multiple films, including ''[[Fukrey]]'' (2013), ''[[Masaan]]'' (2015), ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]'' (2016), ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' (2017), ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' (2017), ''[[Fukrey Returns]]'' (2017), ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]'' (2018), ''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]'' (2020), ''[[Kaagaz]]'' (2021) and [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|''Mimi'']] (2021), the last of which he won the [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. 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> He has starred in several web series in leading roles, including ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'', ''[[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|Criminal Justice]]'', ''[[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]],'' and ''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Tripathi was born on 5 September 1976 in a [[Bhojpuri people|Bhojpuri-speaking]] [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] family in Belsand village of [[Barauli, Bihar]] in [[Gopalganj district, India|Gopalganj District]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]], to Pandit Benares Tiwari and Hemwanti Tiwari as the youngest of their four children.<ref name="Pankaj Balsand, 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><ref>{{cite web | 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 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Pankaj Tripathi {{!}} Full Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozwfKTi461k |language=en |access-date=2022-05-20}}</ref><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 [[Hindu priest]].<ref name="Pankaj Balsand, Barauli"/> 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> He moved to [[Patna]] after high school where he studied at [[Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to the 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> After his seven years stay 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 28 September 1976 in a [[Bhojpuri people|Bhojpuri-speaking]] [[Hindu]] [[Brahmin]] family in the village of [[Barauli, Bihar|Barauli]] in [[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="Pankaj Balsand, Barauli">{{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 |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><ref>{{cite web | 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 }}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Pankaj Tripathi {{!}} Full Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozwfKTi461k |language=en |access-date=2022-05-20}}</ref><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 [[Hindu priest]].<ref name="Pankaj Balsand, Barauli"/> 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> He moved to [[Patna]] after high school where he studied at [[Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to the 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> After his seven years stay 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>


==Career==
==Career==
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In the year 2017, he appeared in a few major roles in critically acclaimed movies like [[Bareilly Ki Barfi]] and [[Fukrey Returns]]. In the following year, he appeared in the most profitable movie of that year [[Stree (2018 film)|''Stree.'']]
In the year 2017, he appeared in a few major roles in critically acclaimed movies like [[Bareilly Ki Barfi]] and [[Fukrey Returns]]. In the following year, he appeared in the most profitable movie of that year [[Stree (2018 film)|''Stree.'']]


Tripathi also acted alongside [[Randeep Hooda]] in [[Netflix]]'s original [[Extraction (2020 film)|Extraction]] starring [[Chris Hemsworth]] in the year 2020. In the same year he got nominated twice for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performances in [[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]] and [[Ludo (film)|Ludo.]]<ref>https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2021/nominations/best-supporting-actor-male/ludo-pankaj-tripathi</ref><ref>https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2021/nominations/best-supporting-actor-male/pankaj-tripathi</ref>
Tripathi also acted alongside [[Randeep Hooda]] in [[Netflix]]'s original [[Extraction (2020 film)|Extraction]] starring [[Chris Hemsworth]] in the year 2020. In the same year he got nominated twice for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his performances in [[Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl]] and [[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 &#124; Filmfare Awards }}</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 &#124; Filmfare Awards }}</ref>


In 2021, Pankaj was again nominated twice for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his roles in critically acclaimed [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]] and sports drama [[83 (film)|83.]] He won the award for ''Mimi''.<ref>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'Best%20supporting,managed%20to%20touch%20many%20hearts.</ref><ref>https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-2022/nominations/best-supporting-actor-male/83-pankaj-tripathi</ref>
In 2021, Pankaj was again nominated twice for [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his roles in critically acclaimed [[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|Mimi]] and sports drama [[83 (film)|83.]] He won 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 &#124; Filmfare Awards }}</ref>


He also starred in leading roles in the 2018 [[Amazon Prime]]'s web series ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'' (season 1 and 2)<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 the 2019 [[Netflix]] web series [[Sacred Games (TV series)|''Sacred Games'']]. He also appeared in the 2019 TV series [[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|''Criminal Justice'']] as a lawyer. He also appeared in ''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]'' in 2020 and ''[[Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach]]'' in 2022 reprising his role from season 1.
He also starred in leading roles in the 2018 [[Amazon Prime]]'s web series ''[[Mirzapur (TV series)|Mirzapur]]'' (season 1 and 2)<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 the 2019 [[Netflix]] web series [[Sacred Games (TV series)|''Sacred Games'']]. He also appeared in the 2019 TV series [[Criminal Justice (Indian TV series)|''Criminal Justice'']] as a lawyer. He also appeared in ''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]'' in 2020 and ''[[Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach]]'' in 2022 reprising his role from season 1.


He is set to appear as [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|''Former Prime Minister Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji'']] in the upcoming biopic  [[Main Atal Hoon|''Main Atal Hoon'',]] releasing in 2023. He will also be seen in [[OMG 2|''OMG 2'']] alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Fukrey 3|''Fukrey 3'']] in 2023.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/main-atal-hoon-first-look-of-pankaj-tripathi-as-atal-bihari-vajpayee-unveiled/article66304141.ece</ref><ref>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</ref><ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-sharma-pulkit-samrat-manjot-singh-starrer-fukrey-3-to-release-on-september-7-news-256326</ref>
He is set to appear as [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee|''Former Prime Minister Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji'']] in the upcoming biopic  ''[[Main Atal Hoon]]'', releasing in 2023. He will also be seen in ''[[OMG 2]]'' alongside [[Akshay Kumar]] and ''[[Fukrey 3]]'' in 2023.<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 web | 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 }}</ref><ref>https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-sharma-pulkit-samrat-manjot-singh-starrer-fukrey-3-to-release-on-september-7-news-256326 {{bare URL inline|date=April 2023}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Tripathi met Mridula during a wedding ceremony in 1993 when they were both in school and then got married on 15 January 2004. They moved to Mumbai after their marriage, and in 2006, had a daughter named Aashi Tripathi.<ref name="db"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-26 |title=Pankaj Tripathi And Mridula's Love Story: From Finding A Groom For Her To Becoming Her Better Half |url=https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/pankaj-tripathi-fell-in-love-with-mridula-at-the-age-of-17-and-dated-for-12-years-31210 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=BollywoodShaadis |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi used to work as a cook earlier, got work in films after years of struggle |language=en |work=abcFRY.com |url=https://abcfry.com/pankaj-tripathi-used-to-work-as-a-cook-earlier-got-work-in-films-after-years-of-struggle/}}</ref>
Tripathi met his future wife Mridula during a wedding ceremony in 1993 when they were both in school and then got married on 15 January 2004. They moved to Mumbai after their marriage, and in 2006, had a daughter named Aashi Tripathi.<ref name="db"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-26 |title=Pankaj Tripathi And Mridula's Love Story: From Finding A Groom For Her To Becoming Her Better Half |url=https://www.bollywoodshaadis.com/articles/pankaj-tripathi-fell-in-love-with-mridula-at-the-age-of-17-and-dated-for-12-years-31210 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=BollywoodShaadis |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Pankaj Tripathi used to work as a cook earlier, got work in films after years of struggle |language=en |work=abcFRY.com |url=https://abcfry.com/pankaj-tripathi-used-to-work-as-a-cook-earlier-got-work-in-films-after-years-of-struggle/}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
 
{{Main|Pankaj Tripathi filmography}}
===Films===
{{Pending films key}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
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! Title
! Role
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| 2003 || ''[[Chigurida Kanasu]]'' || Pankaj || Uncredited role; Kannada film
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| 2004 || ''[[Run (2004 film)|Run]]'' || Unnamed || Uncredited role
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|2005 || ''[[Apaharan]]'' || Gaya Singh's Crony ||
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| 2006 || ''[[Omkara (2006 film)|Omkara]]'' || Kichlu ||
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| 2007 || ''[[Dharm (film)|Dharm]]'' || Suryaprakash ||
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|rowspan="2"|2008 || ''[[Mithya]]'' || Tipnis ||
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|| ''[[Shaurya]]'' || Major Virendra Rathore ||
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|rowspan="3"|2009 || ''[[Chintu Ji]]'' || Paplu Yadav ||
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|| ''[[Barah Aana]]'' || Inspector ||
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| ''Pyaar Bina Chain Kaha Re'' || Villain || Bhojpuri film
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|rowspan="3"|2010 || ''Valmiki Ki Bandook'' || BDO Tripathi || Short film
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|| ''[[Raavan (2010 film)|Raavan]]'' || Gulabiya ||
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|| ''[[Aakrosh (2010 film)|Aakrosh]]'' || Kishore ||
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|2011 ||''[[Chillar Party]]'' || Secretary Dubey ||
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|rowspan="4"|2012 || ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' ||  Surya||
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|| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1]]''
|rowspan="2"|Sultan Qureshi ||
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|| ''[[Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2]]'' ||
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|| ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' || Filawar ||
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|rowspan="7"|2013 || ''[[ABCD: Any Body Can Dance]]'' || Vardha Bhai ||
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|| ''[[Rangrezz]]'' || Brijbihari Pande ||
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|| ''[[Fukrey]]'' || Pandit ||
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|| ''[[Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa]]''|| Amol||
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|| ''[[Maazii]]'' || Rathiji ||
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|| ''[[Janta v/s Janardan – Bechara Aam Aadmi]]'' ||  ||
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|| ''[[Doosukeltha]]''  || Dilleeswara Rao || [[Telugu language|Telugu]] film
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|rowspan="2"|2014|| ''[[Gunday]]'' || Lateef ||
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|| ''[[Singham Returns]]'' || Altaf ||
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|rowspan="4"|2015 || ''[[Manjhi – The Mountain Man]]'' || Ruab ||
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|| ''Life Biryani'' || ||
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|| ''[[Masaan]]'' || Sadhya Ji ||
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|| ''[[Dilwale (2015 film)|Dilwale]]'' ||Anwar ||
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|-
|rowspan="3"|2016 || ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]'' ||Principal Srivastava ||
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|-
|| ''[[Global Baba]]'' || Damru ||
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|| ''[[Mango Dreams]]'' || Salim || English film
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|rowspan="7"|2017 || ''[[Coffee with D]]'' || Girdhari ||
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|| ''[[Anaarkali of Aarah]]'' || Rangeela ||
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|| ''[[Newton (film)|Newton]]'' || Atma Singh || Nominated – [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
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|-
|| ''[[Gurgaon (film)|Gurgaon]]'' || Kehri Singh ||
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|| ''[[Bareilly Ki Barfi]]'' || Narottam Mishra ||
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|-
|| ''[[Fukrey Returns]]'' || Pandit  ||
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|| ''[[Munna Michael]]'' || Balli || ||<ref>{{Cite magazine |author=Nairita Mukherjee |date=July 21, 2021 |title=Tiger Shroff's Munna Michael is miles away from being an MJ tribute. On Wahiyat Wednesday |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tiger-shroff-s-munna-michael-is-miles-away-from-being-an-mj-tribute-on-wahiyat-wednesday-1830767-2021-07-21 |magazine=India Today |language=en |access-date=2022-04-09}}</ref>
|-
|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
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|-
| ''[[Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain (film)|Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain]]'' || Feroz || ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-01 |title=Pankaj Tripathi Excited About His First Romantic Role in Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pankaj-tripathi-excited-about-his-first-romantic-role-in-angrezi-mein-kehte-hain-1732857.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Phamous]]''||Tripathi|| ||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-01 |title=Phamous movie review: Much ado about nothing |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/phamous-movie-review-jimmy-sheirgill-pankaj-tripathi-star-rating-5199802/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-24 |title=Western genre is unexplored in Indian cinema: Team Phamous |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/phamous-pankaj-tripathi-kay-kay-menon-5188620/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Stree (2018 film)|Stree]]''|| Rudra ||Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
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|-
| ''[[Harjeeta]]'' ||Coach || [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] film
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|-
|''[[Bhaiaji Superhit]]'' || Builder Gupta||
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-21 |title=Bhaiaji Superhit teaser: Sunny Deol breaks bricks and bones in this action-comedy |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/bhaiaji-superhit-trailer-sunny-deol-5368108/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Yours Truly (2018 film)|Yours Truly]]''
| Vijay
| Released on [[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>
|-
| 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|website=[[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>
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|''[[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|website=[[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|website=[[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|website=[[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
| Released on [[Netflix]]
|
|-
|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.
| Released on [[Netflix]]; 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]]
Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
|<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|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/gunjan-saxena-the-kargil-girl/cast/|access-date=2020-12-08|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-08-16 |title=Films can 'steer conversation' but 'can't change reality: Pankaj Tripathi opens up about Gujan Saxena: The Kargil Girl |url=https://english.jagran.com/entertainment/films-can-steer-conversation-but-can't-change-reality-Pankaj-Tripathi-opens-up-about-Gujan-Saxena-the-Kargil-girl-10015367 |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Jagran English |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Ludo (film)|Ludo]]''
| Satyendra "Sattu Bhaiya" Tripathi
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hungama|first=Bollywood|title=Ludo Cast List {{!}} Ludo Movie Star Cast {{!}} Release Date {{!}} Movie Trailer {{!}} Review- Bollywood Hungama|website=[[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
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-07 |title=Pankaj Tripathi plays a south Indian superstar in Shakeela, see first look poster |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-plays-a-south-indian-superstar-in-shakeela-first-look-revealed-7095207/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |2021
| ''[[Kaagaz]]''
| [[Lal Bihari]]
| Released on [[Zee5]]
|
|-
|[[Mimi (2021 Hindi film)|''Mimi'']]
|Bhanu
|Released on [[Netflix]]
Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
|-
|''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]''
| Jatayu Singh
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-19 |title=Bunty Aur Babli 2 First Reviews Out, Netizens Miss The Spark Of The Original Praising Pankaj Tripathi |url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/bunty-aur-babli-2-first-reviews-out-netizens-miss-the-spark-of-the-original-praising-pankaj-tripathi/ |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=Koimoi |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[83 (film)|83]]''
|[[PR Man Singh]]
|Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
|<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><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-11 |title=Pankaj Tripathi Says Working on '83 Was an Emotional Ride for Him: I Was in Tears |url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/pankaj-tripathi-says-working-on-83-was-an-emotional-ride-for-him-i-was-in-tears-4864589.html |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2022
| ''[[Bachchhan Paandey]]''
| Bhaves Bhoplo
|
| <ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/bachchan-pandey-akshay-kumar-and-kriti-sanon-starrer-goes-on-floors-with-a-muhurat-shot/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>
|-
|''[[Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga]]''
|Ganga Ram
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Pankaj Tripathi starrer Sherdil The Pilibhit Saga gets release date |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-starrer-sherdil-the-pilibhit-saga-gets-release-date-7911984/ |access-date=2022-05-11 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2023
| {{Pending film|[[OMG 2]]}}
| {{TableTBA}}
| Completed
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-start-shooting-oh-god-2-today-akshay-kumar-back-lord-krishna/|title=Pankaj Tripathi to start shooting for Oh My God 2 from today; Akshay Kumar back as Lord Krishna|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=1 September 2021|access-date=1 September 2021}}</ref>
|-
| {{Pending film|Fukrey 3}}
| Pandit
| Sequel of [[Fukrey Returns]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Fukrey 3 to release on Janmashtami 2023; Laali, Hunny, Choocha, Bholi Punjaban return with laughter dose|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/fukrey-3-to-release-on-janmashtami-2023-laali-hunny-choocha-bholi-punjaban-return-with-laughter-dose-2023-01-24-841820/|work=India TV News|date=24 January 2023|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref>
|-
| {{Pending film|[[Main Atal Hoon]]}}
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|
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|}
 
===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
!scope="col"| Year
!scope="col"| Title
!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|References}}
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| 2005
| ''[[Time Bomb 9/11]]''
| RAW Officer Tripathi
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| 2010–11
| ''Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal''
| Giga Kaka
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|-
| 2010
| ''[[Powder (TV series)|Powder]]''
| Naved Ansari
|
|-
| 2015–16
| ''[[Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal]]''
| Dushyant Singh
|<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===
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!scope="col"| Year
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!scope="col"| Role
!scope="col"| Platform
!scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Tooltip|Ref(s)|References}}
|-
| 2018–2019
| ''[[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]]''
| rowspan="3" | Madhav Mishra
| rowspan="3" | [[Disney Plus Hotstar]]
|<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>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors]]''
|<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>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach]]''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/features/pankaj-tripathis-criminal-justice-adhura-sach-is-back-with-season-3/1068012|title=Pankaj Tripathi's 'Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach' is back with season 3|publisher=[[The print]]|date=3 August 2022|access-date=28 August 2022}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''Gulkanda Tales''
| TBA
| [[Amazon Prime Video]]
|
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== Awards and nominations ==
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Pankaj Tripathi
Tripathi in 2017
Born
Pankaj Tripathi[1]

(1976-09-28) 28 September 1976 (age 49)
Barauli, Bihar, India[2]
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present
Works
Full list
Spouse(s)
Mridula Tripathi
(
m. 2004)
Children1

Pankaj Tripathi (pronounced [pəŋkəd͡ʒ t̪ɾipaʈʰiː ]; born 28 September 1976) is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also appeared in some English, Telugu, and Tamil language films.[3][4] He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award and an IIFA Award. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors in Hindi cinema.

Born in Gopalganj, Bihar, Tripathi enrolled himself in the National School of Drama from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film Run (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as Raavan (2010) and Agneepath (2012) and in some television series including Powder.

Tripathi rose to fame with his role as Sultan in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur. Since then, he has appeared in several films as a supporting actor, including Singham Returns (2014), Kaala (2018), Extraction (2020), and 83 (2021). Tripathi received widespread critical praise for multiple films, including Fukrey (2013), Masaan (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Newton (2017), Fukrey Returns (2017), Stree (2018), Ludo (2020), Kaagaz (2021) and Mimi (2021), the last of which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. For Newton, Tripathi earned several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention.[5] He has starred in several web series in leading roles, including Mirzapur, Criminal Justice, Yours Truly, and Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors.

Early life

Tripathi was born on 28 September 1976 in a Bhojpuri-speaking Hindu Brahmin family in the village of Barauli in Gopalganj District of the Indian state of Bihar, to Pandit Benares Tiwari and Hemwanti Tiwari as the youngest of their four children.[2][6][7][8] His father works as a farmer and Hindu priest.[2] 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).[9] He moved to Patna after high school where he studied at Institute of Hotel Management, Hajipur.[10] After his seven years stay in Patna, he moved to Delhi to enroll in the National School of Drama, from where he graduated in 2004.[11][12]

Career

Tripathi moved to Mumbai in 2004. His first role there was of a politician in a Tata tea Advertisement and then an uncredited role in the film Run.[13][14] In his early career, he played mostly antagonist roles and became synonymous with gangster characters.[15][16] He appeared in various Hindi films in minor roles, including Apaharan (2005), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Omkara (2006), Shaurya (2008), Raavan (2010), Aakrosh (2010), Chillar Party (2011), and Agneepath (2012). In 2008, he also acted in the Bahubali TV series, and later in Powder on Sony TV as well as in a few television serials (daily soaps) such as Gulaal and Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal.

In 2012, he played his first major onscreen role as Sultan in the Gangs of Wasseypur films.[17][18] Tripathi gained popularity following the release of Gangs of Wasseypur films. His first film as a lead actor was the 2017 film Gurgaon, followed by his role in Kaagaz (2021).[19] His 2017 film Newton was India's official entry for the Academy Award in the best foreign film category.[20] Tripathi made his debut in Tamil cinema with the film Kaala, which was released on 7 June 2018.[21]

Even after gaining popularity Tripathi was still appearing in smaller roles in movies like Dabangg 2, Gunday, Singham Returns and Dilwale.

In the year 2017, he appeared in a few major roles in critically acclaimed movies like Bareilly Ki Barfi and Fukrey Returns. In the following year, he appeared in the most profitable movie of that year Stree.

Tripathi also acted alongside Randeep Hooda in Netflix's original Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth in the year 2020. In the same year he got nominated twice for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Ludo.[22][23]

In 2021, Pankaj was again nominated twice for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in critically acclaimed Mimi and sports drama 83. He won the award for Mimi.[24][25]

He also starred in leading roles in the 2018 Amazon Prime's web series Mirzapur (season 1 and 2)[26] and the 2019 Netflix web series Sacred Games. He also appeared in the 2019 TV series Criminal Justice as a lawyer. He also appeared in Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors in 2020 and Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach in 2022 reprising his role from season 1.

He is set to appear as Former Prime Minister Shree Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ji in the upcoming biopic Main Atal Hoon, releasing in 2023. He will also be seen in OMG 2 alongside Akshay Kumar and Fukrey 3 in 2023.[27][28][29]

Personal life

Tripathi met his future wife Mridula during a wedding ceremony in 1993 when they were both in school and then got married on 15 January 2004. They moved to Mumbai after their marriage, and in 2006, had a daughter named Aashi Tripathi.[9][30][31]

Filmography

Main article: Pankaj Tripathi filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award Nominated work Category Result Ref.
Film Awards
2018 International Indian Film Academy Awards Newton Best Supporting Actor Nominated [32]
2019 Stree Nominated [33]
2022 Ludo Won [34]
83 Nominated [35]
2018 Filmfare Awards Newton Best Supporting Actor Nominated [36]
2019 Stree Nominated [37]
2021 Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl Nominated [38]
Ludo Nominated
2022 83 Nominated [39]
Mimi Won
2018 National Film Awards Newton Special Mention Won [40]
2018 Screen Awards Best Supporting Actor Nominated [41]
2019 Stree Won [42]
2013 Zee Cine Awards Gangs of Wasseypur Best Performance in a Negative Role Nominated [43]
2019 Stree Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male Nominated [44]
Television Awards
2021 Indian Television Academy Awards Mirzapur Best Actor - Web Series Won [45]
2019 iReel Awards Best Actor - Drama Won [46]
2020 Filmfare OTT Awards Sacred Games 2 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [47]
2021 Mirzapur 2 Nominated [48]
Kaagaz Best Actor in A Web Original Film Nominated
Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors Best Actor In A Drama Series Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "How Did Pankaj Tiwari Become Pankaj Tripathi Long Before He Dreamt of Being an Actor?". 3 May 2022.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to big screen". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi turns 46: A look back at his iconic films and roles". The Economic Times.
  4. ↑ https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/pankaj-tripathi-the-star-who-refuses-to-stop-experimenting-101662362907380-amp.html
  5. ↑ "National Film Awards 2018 complete winners list: Sridevi named Best Actress; Newton is Best Hindi Film". Firstpost. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi Birthday Special! 10 Dialogues That Prove His Acting Prowess". 5 September 2022.
  7. ↑ Unfiltered By Samdish ft. Pankaj Tripathi | Full Video, retrieved 20 May 2022
  8. ↑ Guftagoo with Pankaj Tripathi. Rajya Sabha TV. 5 April 2016.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Oscar में इस बिहारी एक्टर की मूवी, अभी भी मिट्टी के चूल्हे पर बनता है खाना". dainikbhaskar (in हिन्दी). 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Story of Pankaj Tripathi: From jail cell, hotel kitchen to the big screen - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 8 October 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  11. ↑ Danish Raza (5 August 2017). "Pankaj Tripathi, the scene-stealer of 'Gurgaon'". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Ramnath, Nandini (20 April 2016). "The Pankaj Tripathi interview: 'The audience should be in the same room as the character'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "'Tripathi bach jayega!' Decoding Pankaj Tripathi and why India's drooling over this middle-aged guy". www.dailyo.in. Archived from the original on 28 August 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  14. ↑ "First of Many: Pankaj Tripathi revisits Run". The Indian Express. 4 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 March 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  15. ↑ Kaushal, Ruchi (28 January 2017). "'Nil Battey Sannata' is my story: Pankaj Tripathi – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 29 September 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ↑ "Don't like people appreciating my negative roles: Pankaj Tripathi". The Indian Express. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  17. ↑ Joshi, Namrata (19 September 2017). "Acting is like a journey into unexplored terrain, says Pankaj Tripathi". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 November 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "Kaala Karikaalan actor Pankaj Tripathi: Gurgaon is a very special film for me". The Indian Express. 8 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  19. ↑ "Gurgaon movie review: You wouldn't want to be trapped in this dark, mean world". Hindustan Times. 3 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "'Newton' is India's official entry to Oscars 2018". The Hindu. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Rajini is my idol, working with him has been so enriching: Pankaj Tripathi on 'Kaala'". The News Minute. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi- Best Actor in Supporting Role Male Nominee | Filmfare Awards".
  23. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi- Best Actor in Supporting Role Male Nominee | Filmfare Awards".
  24. ↑ "67th Wolf777 News Filmfare Awards 2022: Pankaj Tripathi wins Best supporting actor (Male) for Mimi".
  25. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi- Best Actor in Supporting Role Male Nominee | Filmfare Awards".
  26. ↑ "Mirzapur Review: Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal's web series is an entertaining gorefest". www.timesnownews.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  27. ↑ "'Main Atal Hoon': First look of Pankaj Tripathi as Atal Bihari Vajpayee unveiled". The Hindu. 25 December 2022.
  28. ↑ "Oh My God 2: Paresh Rawal Will Not be Seen with Akshay Kumar". 5 October 2021.
  29. ↑ https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/varun-sharma-pulkit-samrat-manjot-singh-starrer-fukrey-3-to-release-on-september-7-news-256326 [bare URL]
  30. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi And Mridula's Love Story: From Finding A Groom For Her To Becoming Her Better Half". BollywoodShaadis. 26 March 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  31. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi used to work as a cook earlier, got work in films after years of struggle". abcFRY.com.
  32. ↑ "IIFA 2018 Awardees".
  33. ↑ "IIFA Awards 2019: Book Your Tickets Now". IIFA. Wizcraft International Entertainment. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  34. ↑ "IIFA Awards 2022 complete list of winners: Vicky Kaushal, Kriti Sanon win top acting honours". DNA India. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  35. ↑ "IIFA 2022 Nominations: Shershaah takes the lead with 12 Nominations, Ludo and 83 emerge as strong contenders; check out the complete list". 1 April 2022.
  36. ↑ "63rd Jio Filmfare Awards 2018 Nominations". Filmfare. 18 January 2018.
  37. ↑ "Nominations for the 64th Vimal Filmfare Awards 2019". filmfare.com. 12 March 2019.
  38. ↑ "Nominations For The 66th Vimal Elaichi Filmfare Awards 2021". Filmfare. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  39. ↑ "Nominations for the 67th Wolf777news Filmfare Awards 2022". Filmfare. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  40. ↑ "Pankaj Tripathi Gets A Special Mention For His Performance In Newton At 65Th National Awards". Deccan Chronicle. 14 April 2018. Archived from the original on 15 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  41. ↑ "Star Screen Awards 2017: Dangal wins big, Vidya Balan-Rajkummar Rao named best actor and actress". Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  42. ↑ "Star Screen Awards 2018 complete winners list: Alia Bhatt wins Best Actress, Rajkummar Rao and Ranveer Singh are Best Actors". Hindustan Times. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  43. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards (2013)". IMDb.
  44. ↑ "Zee Cine Awards 2019". Zee Cine Awards. Zee Cinema.
  45. ↑ "Indian Television Academy Awards, India (2021)". IMDb.
  46. ↑ "iReel Awards 2019: Pankaj Tripathi Beats Sacred Games 2 co-star Nawazuddin Siddiqui to win Best Actor (Drama) for Mirzapur". News18. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  47. ↑ "Nominations for the Flyx Filmfare OTT Awards 2020". Filmfare. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  48. ↑ "My Glamm Filmfare OTT Awards 2021: Final Nominations List". The Times of India. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 10 December 2021.

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