Pankaj Tripathi is known for his versatility and range in acting; down-to-earth surprisingly was his approach to work and life. He shares the same thoughts in an interview about his personal life, "You have seen how I am in my personal life. I am a simple, ordinary middle-class person. My work may not look like that, but my way of living is actually that…I am a middle-class person and I enjoy my life like that."
Pankaj tasted success with movies like "Gangs Of Wasseypur", "Fukrey", and "Mirzapur" but chooses to keep a safe distance from a life of glitz, glamour, and bling. He has even lessened his work load to spend more time at home. He stated, "I have reduced my work so that I balance life better now. I am home right now. Till the time my wife doesn't get troubled, I will stay home only… Right now I am doing less work. Earlier I used to work more and it was hectic… I will do less work for some time."
Pankaj even thinks that too much exposure can even make him bored, "People will get bored and so will I." In his part, he would rather sit on his space and would not like to be overexposed to the limelight of publicity.
As far as his projects are concerned, Pankaj confesses to being the least clued in, "I am the least informed person, when it comes to my projects as I work and then rush back home. The makers know that he doesn't want any information then why inform him?" He adds with a chuckle, "I work and come home. When the editing is locked for the film or not, they call and say they need a date for some shoot so I say okay. I have no idea."
Despite his lethargic approach, Pankaj still has a way with very relatable characters, as in the case with Kaleen Bhaiya in "Mirzapur.". He attributes the character's popularity to his uniqueness, saying, "He is a new type of don. Not a traditional don. He is a soft-spoken and graceful person, but his work is strange. He is unpredictable. There was a certain kind of humour in him which this season didn't have because he is in low life." He agrees that there is something likable about Kaleen Bhaiya, saying, "There was some likability in him, which I tried making because in writing he was just a villain but while performing it took that shape and that is the uniqueness of the character."
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