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My Take
Pankaj Tripathi is the kind of actor I trust the moment he walks into a frame. He rarely chases the spotlight, yet he quietly recalibrates the temperature of every scene he's in, and that's a rarer gift than star wattage. Coming from small-town Gopalganj in Bihar and grinding his way through Magadh University into Hindi cinema, he has built a career on craft rather than glamour, picking up two National Film Awards along the way. I find his restraint genuinely persuasive. For me, he's living proof that Indian cinema's real depth lives in its character work, not just its leads.
Overview
Pankaj Tripathi ([pəŋkəʒ t̪rɪpaːt̪ʰiː]; 5 September 1976), is an Indian actor and producer who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has appeared in a few other languages films. Starred in over fifty films, he is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award and an IIFA award.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Pankaj Tripathi
- Name (Japanese)
- パンカジ・トリパティ
- Reading
- ぱんかじ・とりぱてぃ
- Born
- September 5, 1976 (age 49)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Dragon
- Origin
- Gopalganj district, Bihar, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Magadh University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.