Pankaj Tripathi recounts 20-year career, riding his bike 45 kilometers everyday to Trombay Studio for meager pay: “Saalo ka parishram hai”

It’s been a long journey for Pankaj Tripathi from uncredited to supporting roles to National Award-winning performance in Mimi. He considers his hard work and determination as a major contributor to his 20-year-long journey in the film industry. But, it hasn't been an easy road.

 

Pankaj Tripathi recounts 20-year career, riding his bike 45 kilometers everyday to Trombay Studio for meager pay: “Saalo ka parishram hai”

 

Speaking to Indian Express about his career graph, Pankaj Tripathi recently said, “It feels good. Saalo ka parishram hai (it is years of labour). People are connected to the stories more than they are to me. It is the effect of these stories, the characters I played. A little bit of my life and journey can also be a contributing factor. People still wonder who this person is, and how he worked his way here. The love I receive today is a mixture of all these things and I feel thankful, vinamra mehsoos karte hai (I am humbled).”

 

In the same conversation, when asked if he ever looks back at his journey, he added, “Yes, I look back but when I do, I get pain in my lower back, so I choose to keep looking forward (chuckles). Everyday, I used to ride my bike for 45 kilometres to reach a studio in Trombay and I’d get paid very less. Your lower back will show if you’ve done a lot of sangharsh (struggle). Jokes apart, I don’t really know how it all happened, how it pan out so beautifully, imaandaari se hum lage hue the (I was working with utmost honesty).”

 

Meanwhile, Pankaj Tripathi’s next Kadak Singh launched its trailer at the opening ceremony of the 54th International Film Festival of India, Goa. The film stars Sanjana Sanghi, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Jaya Ahsan, Paresh Pahuja and Varun Buddhadev. Directed by national award-winning director, Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary, the film follows the life of AK Shrivastav aka Kadak Singh, a Joint Director at the Department of Financial Crimes who is currently battling retrograde amnesia. The film highlights relationships in different forms and how these relationships provide different perspectives, helping the story move forward.

 

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