Pankaj Tripathi, who will be seen in Amar Kaushik’s next directorial venture Stree 2, has been a part of the Hindi film industry for over a decade. Tripathi gained recognition after working in Anurag Kashyap’s two-part crime drama Gangs of Wasseypur.
The Mirzapur actor recently reminded us of the GOW days when he reminisced about working on the sets of the film.
Pankaj Tripathi reveals what it was like to be on the sets of Gangs of Wasseypur
Recently during an interview with News18 Showsha, Pankaj Tripathi shared his experience of shooting Gangs of Wasseypur in Uttar Pradesh during the winter days.
Tripathi recalled that unlike the other star cast of the film, he too did not have a vanity van on the sets as they were all “from a theatre background.” The actor added that he does not get the same atmosphere as GOW in the present times.
Pankaj Tripathi told that the star cast of GOW used to sit on chairs outside
Comparing the atmosphere of other film sets with Gangs of Wasseypur, Pankaj Tripathi said that nowadays, actors spend their time in vanity vans apart from shots.
Recalling his “fond memories” from the shoot, he said, “This didn’t happen in (Gangs of) Wasseypur because there were no vanities. We used to sit outside with chairs and talk a lot.”
When Pankaj Tripathi replaced Pankaj Jha in Gangs of Wasseypur
Pankaj Tripathi’s role of Sultan Qureshi, nephew of Sardar Khan’s enemy in Gangs of Wasseypur was first offered to actor Pankaj Jha. But, Pankaj Jha was not available before the shooting of GOW, so director Anurag Kashyap replaced him with Pankaj Tripathi.
Earlier, Kashyap had revealed about casting Tripathi in place of Jha, admitting that they were “low on budget” and “couldn’t wait for him.”
This happened after the Panchayat actor took an indirect dig at Kashyap and Tripathi over the Gangs of Wasseypur incident. He had reportedly called the director “coward” and “weak” and accused the Mirzapur actor of “glamorising the struggle”.
All about Gangs of Wasseypur
Gangs of Wasseypur is a period crime drama that focuses on the coal mafia of Dhanbad. Its story spans 68 years from 1941 to 2009.
The two-part film featured a stellar cast including Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Jaideep Ahlawat, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Tigmanshu Dhulia and Huma Qureshi. It also starred Vineet Kumar Singh, Reema Sen, Zeishan Quadri, Piyush Mishra, Vipin Sharma, Pankaj Tripathi, Rajkummar Rao and others.
The first part, Gangs of Wasseypur, was released in June 2012, while the second part, Gangs of Wasseypur 2, was released in August of the same year.
It is considered one of the greatest film series of all time.
Pankaj Tripathi is all set for the release of Stree 2, the sequel to the 2018 film Stree. This upcoming horror comedy stars Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles. Stree 2 will release on August 15 on the occasion of Independence Day.
Tripathi also has Anurag Basu’s Metro…In Dino. It is a sequel to Basu’s 2007 film Life…In A Metro.
Metro…in Dino will hit theatres on September 13 this year.
Also read: Anurag Kashyap reacts to Pankaj Jha’s ‘spineless’ statement; reveals what happened during Gangs of Wasseypur
