Pankaj Tripathi’s Birthday: from ‘Mirzapur’ to ‘Ludo’, look at his best performances

Pankaj Tripathi is known for his versatile acting range and has acted in over 60 films and as many television shows. The actor since his breakthrough in the crime drama movie Gangs of Wasseypur has given back-to-back critically acclaimed performances. As Pankaj Tripathi clocks his 45th birthday, take a look at some of his finest performances. 

1. Gangs of Wasseypur Part 1 and 2

Pankaj Tripathi’s breakthrough in mainstream cinema came from Gangs of Wasseypur. Tripathi received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of the main antagonist Sultan Qureshi. The movie is centred on the coal mafia of Dhanbad, and the underlying power struggles, politics and vengeance between three crime families. Both parts were originally shot as a single film measuring a total of 321 minutes[1] and screened at the 2012 Cannes Directors’ Fortnight but, since no Indian theatre would volunteer to screen a more-than-five-hour…