Pankaj Tripathi Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Pankaj Tripathi is an Indian actor known for his roles in films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Masaan, Stree, Gurgaon, Newton, and many more. He is known to be a natural actor and has impressed the audience various times with his impeccable performance as a gangster in various films and a web show named Mirzapur. He has also earned a National Award-Special Mention for his film Newton that went for the Academy Awards as well. Pankaj has also acted in TV series like Bahubali, Powder, and Gulaal. He is still considered to be the most down to earth actor and one of the finest in this day and age.

Sun Sign

Virgo

Residence

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Square face

Brand Endorsements

He has endorsed brands like –

• Policy Bazaar
• Tata Sky
• Tata Tea
• Star Plus

Pankaj Tripathi Favorite Things

• Colors – White, Black, Green
• Street Food – Bhooja
• Hobbies – Travelling
• Movies – Paan Singh Tomar, Maqbool, Teesri Kasam
• Cuisine – Indian, South Indian, Mughlai, Chinese
• Holiday Destination – Himalayas

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Pankaj Tripathi Facts

1. His father is known to be a very religious man.
2. He was a member of the RSS in his childhood.
3. He got inclined to act in his childhood when he performed at the chhath festival in his village.
4. His father wanted him to become a doctor.
5. He was very active in theatre during his college days.
6. Pankaj made his debut in the film Run in 2004 in an uncredited role.
7. He was an active student leader in college.
8. He worked as a cook in Patna for almost 2 years.
9. His wife was a teacher in Goregaon.
10. He made his TV debut in 2010 with the show, Gulaal.
11. While shooting for Gulaal, he received a call for the audition of Gangs of Wasseypur.
12. His works in films like Maanjhi, Masaan, and Fukrey were also widely appreciated.
13. He used to help his father till the 11th standard.
14. He played the role of a girl in his village plays.
15. Pankaj is a huge admirer of .
16. He also went to jail once during his college days.
17. He was a part of Bihar theatre for almost 2 years.
18. Before joining NSD, he was rejected by the institute 2 times.
19. He has been a part of films like Apaharan (2005), Dharm (2007), Mithya (2008), Shaurya (2008), and Chintu Ji (2009).
20. His audition for Gangs of Wasseypur went on for 8 hours.
21. He made his Tamil debut in 2018 with the film Kaala.
22. In his earlier days in the industry, he was synonyms to gangster characters.
23. His first lead film as an actor was Gurgaon that released in 2017.
24. He is such a huge fan of Manoj Bajpayee that once Manoj Bajpayee was staying in a hotel where he worked and had forgotten his slippers. Pankaj kept those slippers with him as a memory of his senior.

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