Actor Pankaj Tripathi has had a tight schedule in the past year and a half, with as many as eight projects releasing one after the other. However, he now confesses the crazy schedule has started to take a toll on him and he feels it’s time to take a pause and rest for a while.
In an interview, he said, “The packed shooting schedule becomes hectic. Personal life affect hone se zyada physical strain hota mujhe bahut. I feel physical rest has become important for me. Now, I feel ke thoda kum kaam karun, thodi chutti rahe, so I'm trying to balance it.” He adds, “Soch raha hoon next year se speed kam karun.”
Tripathi, 44, has created quite the portfolio and a dedicated fan following over the years. In the last 18 months, while the world came to a halt, he releases multiple diverse projects, including ‘Mirzapur 2’, ‘Ludo’, ‘Extraction’, ‘Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl’, ‘Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors’, ‘Kaagaz’, and ‘Mimi’ through OTT.
He is currently shooting another series in Ladakh and will later join the ‘Fukrey’ gang for the third instalment. Tripathi said, “I’m not getting any break at the moment, usually I start shooting in a matter of three-four days.” He said that the love and appreciation he gets from the audience usually motivates him to push himself.
“Recently, I met some officials from the Army and CISF in Ladakh, and the way they were treating and praising me made me emotional. I never thought that they’d know me,” he said.
“All these years, I’ve only worked with honesty, with no gimmick. I never thought that I’d get so much love. Mujhe samajh nahi aata ke itni mohabbat kaise lutaunga. As an actor, I can only give back through my work, something which resonates with them and jis mein koi message,” Tripathi said.
