Pankaj Tripathi's Picture Once Was On A Police Station's Wanted Board; Know Why

Veteran actor Pankaj Tripathi recently spoke about an incident when his picture was found on the wanted board of a police station set.

Veteran actor Pankaj Tripathi recently spoke about an incident when his picture was found on the wanted board of a police station set.

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Veteran actor Pankaj Tripathi recently spoke about an incident when his picture was found on the wanted board of a police station set. In an interaction with Screen, Pankaj spoke about his early days as an actor and how the incident took place when there were only a few casting agencies, and this incident apparently occurred because of them.

Pankaj said, "There was no social media and a handful of casting agencies. These casting agencies have increased now. Earlier, we just had to go from door to door, claiming that we are actors. They used to keep a cardboard carton in which everyone can come and put their photos. At the end of the day, the carton is sent to the floor above to the assistant’s office. I put my pictures in so many such cartons.”

How Pankaj Tripathis’ picture landed p on a Wanted board

“Once, a friend of mine got cast in a crime show somewhere. It was a police station setup. He saw a WANTED board hanging there on the set. My friend called me and said, ‘Arey wanted mein teri photo daal di hai (They have given your pic under wanted people).’ I said, ‘Aise kaise (How)?’ I recalled that I had left many of my photos at their office. So, when the art department needed any thief or gangster pictures for the ‘Wanted’ board, they just used those pictures, so mine was up there once," he added.

About Pankaj's career

Pankaj Tripathi is a veteran theatre artist who began working in the film industry in 2003. Pankaj Triptahi was seen in short roles in films like 'Apaharan', 'Omkara', 'Chigurida Kanasu', 'Run', 'Mithya' and 'Agneepath'. However it was not until Anurag Kashyap's 'Gangs of Wasseypur' happened that Tripathi found some fame. 

After 'Dabangg 2', Pankaj Tripathi made a name for himself in big films like 'Singham Returns', 'Masaan', 'Ludo', '83', 'Luka Chuppi', 'Fukrey', 'Bareilly Ki Barfi' and others.