Pankaj Tripathi: 'Didn't initially like the script of Mimi, Shah Rukh Khan is a superb co-star'

Counted among one of the most versatile and talented actors in Bollywood, actor Pankaj Tripathi recently took up a challenging role as he portrayed the role of former late prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Tripathi was seen in the biopic of the former prime minister ‘ _Main Atal Hoon_ ’, where he showcased the life of Vajpayee, delving into his role as a politician. At a time when the actor is receiving both positive reviews along with a bit of criticism on the sidelines of his latest release, he recently engaged in an interesting ‘Ask Me Anything’ session with his fans on Reddit. In response to fan questions, Pankaj Tripathi gave a series of interesting responses to several topics, including his experience of collaborating with Shah Rukh Khan and also his 2021 film ‘Mimi’ which earned him a National Award. Pankaj Tripathi calls SRK a ‘superb co-actor’ Beginning with a question from a curious fan about his working experience after collaborating with the Bollywood superstar in the 2015 film ‘Dilwale’, Pankaj Tripathi with a lot of admiration wrote, “Bohut hi shandar. He is a superb co-star.” While fans were in awe of the actor’s response, another curious fan asked him about a script that the actor didn’t like but later changed his mind. In response to this, the Stree actor wrote, “That film was Mimi and I got a national award for the same film. Abhi lagta hai chhod deta to malaal hota.” Apart from that, the National Award-winning actor answered many other interesting questions posed by his fans during the AMA session. Work front On the work front, Pankaj Tripathi who recently featured in his much-awaited project ‘Main Atal Hoon’ has a series of notable projects in the pipeline. From the highly-anticipated horror comedy film Stree 2 to Anurag Basu’s Metro… In Dino, Tripathi, looking forward, has some exciting films to offer. During his AMA session, he also teased fans with a hilarious comment about Stree 2. As a fan asked for an update on the film, he wrote, “Balak kyun darna chahtey ho?”, followed by a gif saying Risk hai.