Pankaj Tripathi
Pankaj Tripathi is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Hindi films. He debuted in 2004 with a minor role in Run and Omkara and has since worked in more than 60 films and 60 television shows.[2][3] Tripathi's breakthrough came in 2012 for his antagonistic role in the Gangs of Wasseypur film series.[4] He has since received critical appraisal for multiple films, including Fukrey (2013), Masaan (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Newton (2017), Fukrey Returns (2017) and Stree (2018). For Newton, Tripathi earned several awards including a National Film Award – Special Mention.[5]
Pankaj Tripathi | |
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Tripathi at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 | |
Born | Belsand, Barauli[1] Gopalganj, Bihar |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Spouse(s) | Mridula Tripathi (m. 2004) |
Early life
Tripathi was born in a Hindu family in Belsand,[1] a village in Gopalganj District in the Indian state of Bihar, to Pandit Banaras Tripathi and Hemwanti Devi, as the youngest of their four children.[6] His father works as a farmer and priest.[1] Tripathi also worked as a farmer 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 natak, which was appreciated by the villagers and ultimately prompted him to make a career out of acting.[7] 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.[8] 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.[9][10]
Career
After graduating from the National School of Drama, Tripathi moved to Mumbai in 2004, and subsequently performed an uncredited role in the film Run.[11][3] 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.[12][13] In 2008, he acted in the Bahubali TV series, and later in Powder on Sony TV. In his early career, he played mostly negative roles and became synonymous with gangster characters.[14][15] Later, he played a variety of roles and won critical appraisal for the same.[16] His first film as a lead actor was the 2017 film Gurgaon.[17] His 2017 film Newton was India's official entry for the Academy Award in best foreign film category.[18]
Pankaj Tripathi made his debut in Tamil cinema with the film Kaala, which was released on 7 June 2018.[19] He also appeared in the 2018 web series Mirzapur[20] and Mirzapur season 2 available on Amazon Prime and in the 2019 web series Sacred Games available on Netflix.
Personal life
Tripathi married Mridula on 15 January 2004 and they have a daughter.[7]
Filmography
Films
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Chigurida Kanasu | Pankaj | Uncredited (Kannada Film) |
2004 | Run | Unnamed | |
2005 | Apaharan | Gaya Singh's Crony | |
2006 | Omkara | Kichlu | |
2007 | Dharm | Suryaprakash | |
2008 | Mithya | Tipnis | |
Shaurya | Major Virendra Rathore | ||
2009 | Chintu Ji | Paplu Yadav | |
Barah Aana | Inspector | ||
2010 | Valmiki Ki Bandook | BDO Tripathi | Short film |
Raavan | Gulabiya | ||
Aakrosh | Kishore | ||
2011 | Chillar Party | Secretary Dubey | |
2012 | Agneepath | Surya | |
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 1 | Sultan Qureshi | ||
Gangs of Wasseypur – Part 2 | |||
Dabangg 2 | Filawar | ||
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 film | |
2014 | Gunday | Lateef | |
Singham Returns | Altaf | ||
2015 | Manjhi – The Mountain Man | Ruab | |
Life Biryani | |||
Masaan | Sadhya Ji | ||
Dilwale | Anwar | ||
2016 | Nil Battey Sannata | Principal Srivastava | |
Global Baba | Damru | ||
Mango Dreams | Salim | English film | |
2017 | Coffee with D | Girdhari | |
Anaarkali of Aarah | Rangeela | ||
Newton | Atma Singh | ||
Gurgaon | Kehri Singh | ||
Bareilly Ki Barfi | Narottam Mishra | ||
Fukrey Returns | Pandit | ||
Munna Michael | Balli | ||
2018 | Kaalakaandi[21] | ||
Kaala | Pankaj Patil | Tamil film | |
Angrezi Mein Kehte Hain | Feroz | ||
Phamous | Tripathi | ||
Stree | Rudra | ||
Harjeeta | Coach | Punjabi film | |
Bhaiaji Superhit | Builder Gupta | ||
Yours Truly | Vijay | World premiere at the 23rd BIFF in October 2018.[22] | |
2019 | Luka Chuppi | Babulal | [23][24] |
The Tashkent Files | Gangaram Jha | [25][26] | |
Super 30 | Devraj Jagan Safdurjang | [27][28][29][30] | |
Kissebaaz | Chuttan Shukla | [31][32][33][34] | |
Arjun Patiala | Film Producer | Guest appearance[35][36][37] | |
Drive | Hamid | ||
2020 | Angrezi Medium | Tony | [38] |
Extraction | Ovi Mahajan Senior | Netflix Film[39] | |
Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl | Anup Saxena | Netflix Film[40] | |
Ludo | Rahul Satyendra "Sattu Bhaiya" Tripathi | Netflix Film[42] [43][44] | |
Shakeela | Salim | ||
2021 | Kaagaz | Lal Bihari | Released on Zee5 |
83 | Man Singh[45] | Completed | |
Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar | Kartaar Singh | Completed | |
Mumbai Saga | Devraj Chaudhary | Completed | |
2022 | Bachchan Pandey | TBA | Filming[46][47] |
Television series
Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes |
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2005 | Time Bomb 9/11 | RAW officer Tripathi | Zee TV | |
2010–11 | Zindagi Ka Har Rang...Gulaal | Giga Kaka | Star Plus | |
2010 | Powder | Naved Ansari | Sony TV | [48] |
2015–16 | Sarojini - Ek Nayi Pehal | Dushyant Singh | Zee TV | [49] |
Web series
Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
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2018–2019 | Sacred Games | Khanna Guru Ji | Netflix | [50] |
2018–present | Mirzapur | Akhandanand "Kaleen Bhaiya" Tripathi | Amazon Prime Video | [51] |
2019 | Criminal Justice | Madhav Mishra | Hotstar Specials | [52] |
2020 | Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors | Madhav Mishra | Hotstar Specials | [53] |
2019 | Yours Truly | ZEE5 | [54] |
Awards
- Special Mention at the National Film Awards for Newton (Hindi)[55][56]
- News18 REEL Movie Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Newton[57]
- In 2019 Power Brands honored him with “Power Brand: Industry Trendsetter” at BFJA (Bollywood Film Journalist's Awards)[58]
- iReel Awards for Best Actor - Drama for Mirzapur[59]
- Screen Award for Best Supporting Actor (2018) - Stree[60]
- Zee Cine Award for Best Dialogue (2019) - Stree[61]
See also
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