Pankaj Tripathi was impressed by the continuous work, started behaving like 'Atal' on the set of 'Stree'

He was playing the character of Khadag Singh on the sets of 'Stree'

For the last few years, Pankaj Tripathi has been continuously dominating films and OTT. He has played all kinds of characters in both mediums. When we wanted to know from him that while doing so many roles, did the line between personal and professional life ever get blurred? So he said, 'It has been happening with me for the last few years that the line between personal and professional line had become blurred, this was the reason why I took a leave recently. I decided that I would sit at home and write something. I felt that I was acting like Atal on the set of 'Stree' and doing something like 'Khadg Singh' on the set of Atal. I was sitting at home for the last 20 days. I am educated, my sister was ill so I was spending time with her. But before that I felt that the speed at which I was moving was very fast. When you are moving very fast, you have to give a day or two to understand that speed. It is not immediately understood at what speed your life is moving. Within two weeks I realized just how busy I was.

I don't see my flaws

For the last three seasons, the audience has been seeing the grey side of Mirzapur's Kaleen Bhaiya. Pankaj explains his grey side and says, 'Look, I am a human being so I must have flaws, but when we sit to find them, we find very few flaws in ourselves. If I count my flaws, I am a little lazy and a little antisocial too. I rarely go to film events and parties. These are the flaws that I see, but according to me these are not serious flaws. I feel that I am a man from Satya Yug who has come to Kali Yug. This is my own thinking. Well, I must have flaws too, but I don't see them.'

If I count my shortcomings, I am a little lazy and a little antisocial too

Pankaj Tripathi, actor

First Newton and then Mirzapur proved to be game changers

Talking about the game changer moment of his career, he says, 'Acting in itself is a game changer for me. It is a joyful job. My journey has been amazing. Belsand village of Gopalganj, where I come from, is a game changer for me. Just imagine that I am sleeping in the hostel during the day and I am woken up and asked if I can do comedy? And then in a few hours I wake up from sleep, sit in an auto and reach the film set, where I not only get a chance to act but also get money, so that too was a game changer for me. By the way, talking about my work, first 'Newton' and then 'Mirzapur' have been game changers for me.'

For me, acting is a game changer. In my work, first 'Newton' and then 'Mirzapur' have been game changers for me.

Pankaj Tripathi, actor

The one who cries without tears and sound is the father

Pankaj is very close to his daughter Ashi. He says that after becoming a father, he learns a lot from his daughter. But about his feeling of becoming a father, he says, 'Men realize that they have become fathers after one year of becoming fathers. I have been a father for many years, so based on my experience, I can say that a father realizes that he is a father after one year of the birth of children. At first, one does not understand that something has changed. Then after a year, it seems that a lot of things have started changing in life and then suddenly your attitude towards parents changes. Being a father does not mean what you have read in literature. After one or two years of becoming a father, you are able to understand your father properly. There is a poem by Paritosh Tripathi, 'The one who cries without tears and sound is a father.'

At this age there is a risk of losing a loved one

Pankaj believes that a positive attitude towards life does not let even difficult times remain difficult. He says, 'Whenever a door was closed for me, I used to see a drawer in the middle of it which indicated the possibility of going inside. I have not made a three feet long wooden log till now, I have made it by joining two-three wooden logs. This is the reason why I did not consider any phase of my career as difficult. Difficult is your state of mind. You change it, if you cannot change it then change your contact. Everything will be fine. Yes, now that I have reached middle age, I feel a little insecure about losing someone close to me. Otherwise life has never been difficult for me.'