Pankaj Tripathi recalls being humiliated by industry colleagues during his early days in Bollywood, says he felt bad, angry
Pankaj Tripathi looked back at his early interactions with industry collegues who dimssed him when he was still struggling. Reveals what happened when they met him later.
Updated : December 12, 2021 11:51 AM ISTPankaj Tripathi looked back at his early interactions with industry collegues who dimssed him when he was still struggling. Reveals what happened when they met him later.
Pankaj Tripathi is one actor in Bollywood today who every filmmaker hopes to add to their cast irrespective of the genre. It is true that it took the industry time to identify his talent and versatility but now that they have, no one can get quite enough of seeing him shine on screen.
The actor who is gearing for the release of his film ’ 83 this month has often spoken about his struggles in the industry and how he eventually landed on his feet as one of the busiest stars in Bollywood. In a recent interview with RJ Sidharth Kannan, Pankaj was asked if he ever got to prove someone wrong who had dismissed him as an actor while he was still struggling. The humble star in response said, “When they met me later, they did not know if they had said something to me.”
The actor however, did admit that he did feel bad at such instance but decided not to dwell on it. on asking about feeling humiliated in the past he said, “Yes, yes. Indeed. I am a human being, after all, why wouldn’t I feel bad? I felt angry even, but then I try to forget that, as bearing grudges only harms me. So I moved on.”
Pankaj Tripathi has amassed his own fan following with performances in MIrzapur, Stree , Mimi, Gunjan Saxena, Newton and several others. He will be seen essaying the role of the Indian Cricket team coach, PR Maan Singh in the highly anticipated Kabir Khan film ’83 which releases on 24 December.