Pankaj Tripathi | |
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![]() Tripathi at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2017 | |
Born | Pankaj Tiwari[1] 5 September 1976 (age 47) |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Works | Full list |
Spouse |
Mridula Tripathi (m. 2004) |
Children | 1 |
Pankaj Tripathi born as Pankaj Tiwari (on 5 September 1976), is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in Hindi films.[3][4] He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award and a Filmfare Award. After studying acting at the National School of Drama, Tripathi had minor roles in such films as Omkara (2006), Raavan (2010) 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).
His performance in Mimi (2021) won him the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.[5][6] He has since starred in the social satire OMG 2 (2023) in which he portrayed the character of Kanti Sharan Mudgal. He played the character of Rudra in the comedy horror film Stree 2 (2024), which emerged as his highest grosser.[7]