Pankaj Tripathi

Pankaj Tripathi born as Pankaj Tiwari (on 5 September 1976), is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Hindi films and series. He is the recipient two National Film Awards, an IIFA and a Filmfare Award. After studying acting at the National School of Drama, Tripathi had minor roles in such films as ''Omkara'' (2006), ''Shaurya'' (2008) and ''Agneepath'' (2012), and had a supporting role in the television series ''Powder'' (2010).

Tripathi gained recognition for his role in Anurag Kashyap's crime drama ''Gangs of Wasseypur'' (2012), after which he had several notable supporting roles. These include ''Fukrey'' (2013), ''Masaan'' (2015), ''Nil Battey Sannata'' (2016), ''Bareilly Ki Barfi'', ''Fukrey Returns'' (both 2017), ''Stree'' (2018), ''Ludo'', ''Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'' (both 2020), and ''83'' (2021). Tripathi has also had leading roles in several streaming series, including ''Mirzapur'' (2018–present) and ''Criminal Justice'' (2019–2022), and in the streaming film ''Kaagaz'' (2021). He has also appeared in the Tamil film ''Kaala'' (2018) and the English film ''Extraction'' (2020).

Tripathi won a National Film Award – Special Mention (Feature Film) for his performance in ''Newton'' (2017). His performance in ''Mimi'' (2021) won him the National Film Award and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has since starred in the social satire ''OMG 2'' (2023) and the comedy horror sequel ''Stree 2'' (2024). Provided by Wikipedia