‘My parents don't know I am famous'

‘They (my parents) have no inkling that people across the country know me now.’ ‘Recently, a fan turned up at my parents’ home with gifts for them and my annoyed father called to ask me why I had sent him.’

Sometimes, it’s not easy being Pankaj Tripathi.

The actor has become so successful in the movies and on OTT that he’s flooded with work.

And since he suffers from ‘over-eating’, he’s probably the only actor who is a part of five franchises. The actor, who will be seen in Sherdil: The Pilibit Saga next, thinks back to his simple life before he became an actor and tells “Life was beautiful then. We lived in the lap of nature and children would play in the open all day with the animals.”

Sherdil: The Pilibit Saga is inspired by a true-life incident that happened back in 2017. An insightful story set against the backdrop of a bizarre practice in a village located on the edge of the forest, it talks of the adverse effects of urbanisation that has brought man and animal on a collision path.

Yes, it’s about finding another kind of balance, between man and nature.

Usme manoranjan bhi hai aur meaning bhi (It is an entertaining film and also meaningful); a black comedy that through satire touches on a very relevant

It can be sent to festivals and also engage a theatrical audience.

I believe that whether it’s film, TV or OTT, the product should make the audience think.

No story can happen without an idea and the idea itself is the message.

Growing up in a village, did you face any such problems?

No, our village was far away from the forest, with two rivers in between.