Pankaj Tripathi is one of the highly accomplished actors of Hindi cinema. He has etched his name in the industry with stellar performances in many films. Pankaj was born on September 5, 1976, in Belsand village in Gopalganj, Bihar. Pankaj now resides in Mumbai, but still has a two-storied house in Belsand. No matter how occupied Pankaj is with shooting, he takes time out to come to his village and stay there with everyone. Belsand is a small village. Pankaj grew up playing in the courtyards of houses here. Today, people come to this village especially to see his house. Pankaj completed his schooling from Higher Secondary School in Belsand, Gopalganj. Now, as Pankaj is financially self-sufficient, he has also taken over the maintenance work of his school. He also inaugurated a library at this school and dedicated this initiative to the cherished memory of his late father, Pandit Banaras Tiwari.
He inaugurated this library in 2023 and told The Tribune, “In dedicating this library to the cherished memory of my father, Pandit Banaras Tiwari, I hope to instil a lifelong love for knowledge and literature in the hearts of students of Belsand, Gopalganj, which is the school where I took my first steps. Education is the greatest gift we can give to our future generations, and it is my honour to contribute to their journey of learning.”
As of now, Pankaj resides in a house in Madh Island with his family. He is married to Mridula Tripathi and has a daughter named Aashi Tripathi. In an interview with ScoopWhoop, Pankaj revealed that he fell in love with Mridula in 1993 at his sister’s wedding. The OMG 2 actor further said that he saw Mridula on the balcony of the terrace; that’s when he thought that this was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Pankaj said that he didn’t know her name and who she was at that time. In an interview with author-journalist Anupama Chopra at another interview, Pankaj said that his wife financially supported him and his dreams of becoming an actor for 10 years.
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