Pankaj Tripathi
![Tripathi at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] in 2017](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Pankaj_Tripathi_World_Premiere_Newton_Zoopalast_Berlinale_2017_06.jpg)
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 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