We’ve all loved his onscreen characters but wait till you hear about Pankaj Tripathi’s very own love story. We guarantee that you’d fall even harder. The 43-year-old Gangs of Wasseypur actor had revealed in an old resurfaced interview with ScoopWhoop, just how he fell in love with his wife, Mridula, to whom he has been married for 16 years now. Together, they have a daughter.
Love at first sight is a real thing
Going by his story, Pankaj first met his wife back in 1993 at his sister’s wedding. He said: “It was my sister’s wedding and I saw her on the balcony of the terrace and thought to myself, ‘This is the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with.’ And I did not even know who she was, or what her name was, at the time.”
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The actor refused both arranged marriage and dowry, and that was something unheard of in the village where he hails from. When he met Mridula, she was living in Kolkata and he was studying in Delhi while staying at the NSD ( National School Of Drama ) hostel. ‘Dating’ was not a common concept and meetings were not easy–yet they managed to keep the relationship alive through letters–and phone calls that came once in 10 days, fixed for the 8pm slot.
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Finally getting married
The duo got hitched in 2004, after a 12-year-long courtship period. This was due to several family problems like Mridula being the Brahmin sister of Pankaj’s brother-in-law. Yet they battled it out and have been married for 16 years now.
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From 2004, Pankaj has been working in films although his breakthrough only came in 2012 with his role in the iconic Gangs of Wasseypur. He’s worked in more than 40 films and 60 television shows while being dedicated both to his wife and his daughter. Mridula has been standing beside him even when he struggled as a Bollywood actor.
Only goes on to show that sachcha pyaar can truly make one powerful
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