Pankaj Tripathi is an Indian actor, who predominantly works in Hindi cinema and has also appeared in some English, Telugu, and Tamil language films.[3][4] He is the recipient of several awards, including a National Film Award, a Filmfare Award and an IIFA Award. Tripathi has established himself as one of the notable actors in Hindi cinema. Born in Gopalganj, Bihar, Tripathi enrolled himself in the National School of Drama from where he graduated and moved to Mumbai in 2004. Tripathi did an uncredited role in the film Run (2004) and did several minor roles in films such as Raavan (2010) and Agneepath (2012) and in some television series including Powder. Tripathi rose to fame with his role as Sultan in Anurag Kashyap's Gangs of Wasseypur. Since then, he has appeared in several films as a supporting actor, including Singham Returns (2014), Kaala (2018), Extraction (2020), and 83 (2021). Tripathi received widespread critical praise for multiple films, including Fukrey (2013), Masaan (2015), Nil Battey Sannata (2016), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Newton (2017), Fukrey Returns (2017), Stree (2018), Ludo (2020), Kaagaz (2021) and Mimi (2021), the last of which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. For Newton, Tripathi earned several awards, including a National Film Award – Special Mention. He has starred in several web series in leading roles, including Mirzapur, Azamgarh, Criminal Justice, Yours Truly, and Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors.