Pankaj Tripathi on winning the National Award for 'Mimi': 'My wife was the happiest, Ranbir Kapoor kept asking me…'

At the recently concluded 69th National Film Awards, Pankaj Tripathi won the National Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Mimi.

While speaking to Hindustan Times, he spoke about a lot of things, from being accompanied by his wife and daughter to being honoured for the second time after Newton.

He said, “My daughter couldn’t come when I won a National Award for Newton (2017), but this time, her school was shut, so we were happy to bring her along. And my wife was the happiest to see my on that stage, yet again. She clicked pictures and made my videos when I was receiving the award.”

The actor added, “A lot of people came to me after the ceremony and said they were genuinely happy for my win. Ranbir Kapoor kept asking about small things. Everyone said your success feels very personal. I felt very humble and emotional that as an actor I’ve been able to forge such a strong connection of love with my audiences. And that’s not only because of the roles I play or the acting I do. The life I lead has a huge role to play here.“

Pankaj Tripathi on his journey in Hindi Cinema

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, the actor spoke about his learnings in the industry and said, “The journey is the same. Every choti Ganga goes through its share of difficulties in surviving. It takes a lot of curves and turns and ultimately has to meet its destination, so the journey has been interesting. I didn’t anticipate the day that I’ll be playing main leads after starting with 1 or 2 scenes; it has been an unexpected journey that shows you should continue working in life with sincerity and passion, anything can happen.”

He added, “I came to Mumbai in October 2004 and till 2012, I didn’t even see a film camera. To be able to stay and survive in a city like Mumbai for eight years! There was something, some force that was stopping me here. I have a working wife so survival wasn’t difficult, but I didn’t realize all these things back then.”

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