Pankaj Tripathi woke up with the desire to play a romantic role

- 'As an actor I definitely like doing new experiments. I didn't get the roles to dance-sing-romance. So I'm looking for a movie like this. '

- 'I was stunned to see the kind of standing ovation I got in an auditorium packed with 15 to 20 thousand spectators in Abu Dhabi. I didn't know that people loved me so much. '

To date, Pankaj Tripathi is one of the most popular artists in the digital realm. That is not to say that he has not worked in other mediums. Most recently, his film Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga was released. OTT is proving to be a blessing for Pankaj Tripathi like many other artists.

Pankaj Tripathi's film is based on a true story. Pankaj says, "In 'Sherdil ...', director Shrijit Mukherjee has woven stories of animals, humans, cities, forest areas, environment with entertainment. The director gave me a newspaper cut two-three years ago. I was shocked to read that. The fact that a person is ready to die in such a tragic way by going to Trahimampokari out of poverty is degrading. In it, Sherdil is ready to become a tiger's mouth so that his family can get money. Of course, we have taken a bit of cinematic liberty to make the story of the film interesting and believable. '

In this film, Pankaj Tripathi has played the role of 'Sherdil'. He says, 'I have a heartfelt character in it, but in my opinion every father living in our country is a heartthrob. By sacrificing their desires, they provide comforts to their families, working day and night to brighten the future of their children. He makes many sacrifices to maintain peace and happiness in his family. In my opinion, not only fathers, but also people who serve the society in one way or another are called Sherdils. '

Pankaj Tripathi has played more serious characters, but as an actor he also has the ability to play romantic roles. He says, ‘As an actor I definitely like to experiment with new things. I didn't get the roles to dance-sing-romance. So I'm looking for a movie like this. A lot of other people ask me if I'm not romantic even in real life. Now you tell me how to answer this? Yes, I'm in love so you can imagine how romantic I am. But today I am hesitant to walk in public with my wife's hand. I grew up in an environment where husband and wife walk 10 meters in public. '

Although Pankaj is considered to be the big head of OTT, he is not interested in this achievement. The actor says, ‘All the actors have a lot of work to do since this stage started. Actually on OTT you don't have to worry about completing your story in two and a half or three hours. You can continue your story up to eight, nine episodes here. Also, here the artists can work with ease as there is no pressure to succeed at the box office. Writers-creators invest in the characters of the story. If viewers like these characters, they will start promoting themselves through social media. At one point we also thought how good it would be if four lines were written about us in a newspaper. However, my father is still happy to see my interview in the newspapers. And he calls me that day. '

Pankaj Tripathi was given a standing ovation for a full three minutes at a well-known award ceremony recently. For the actor, these moments have become a lifelong memento of his life. He says, 'Those moments were really wonderful. I was stunned when I was honored in this way in an auditorium in Abu Dhabi with an audience of 15,000 to 20,000. I didn't even know that people loved me so much. Else I did not give any speech there. At the time I was also sweetly confused as to whether this honor was the effect of my stories or of my conduct. Of course, I will always be indebted to him for this. Else I never imagined so much love. I came to Mumbai because I would have a chance to act here and my family would be able to support themselves.

Along with Pankaj, his daughter Aashi also walked the red carpet at the awards function. The funny thing is that since then people have been constantly talking about Aashi's beauty. People also assumed that he would make his acting debut. However, Pankaj refutes such allegations, saying, "This is the first time she has come to such an event with me. I have made it clear that such things should not be on your mind. Now it is time to focus on the study. The rest is up to him to decide whether or not to act. Yes, he is really interested in theater and literature. '