Pankaj
Tripathi
gearing
up
for
the
Netflix
release
Mimi,
recently
opened
up
about
his
script
choices.
The
actor
revealed
that
he
chooses
characters
and
stories
based
on
what
message
they
share
with
the
audience.
"Sometimes
I
pick
stories
I
like
or
characters
I
like,
or
something
in
the
film
that
I
really
want
to
reach
to
the
people,
like
a
message.
Before
choosing
a
project
I
see
if
there
is
gender
sensitivity
or
not
and
what
a
filmmaker
is
trying
to
say
through
the
film,"
Pankaj
told
IANS.
The
actor
also
revealed
that
box
office
number
has
not
been
the
reason
for
his
choice
of
movies.
He
added,
"Box
office
collection
is
a
by-product.
I
just
want
to
pass
on
a
message
through
a
film.
Every
story
has
a
purpose
of
giving
out
a
message.
So,
I
keep
that
in
mind."
Pankaj
Tripathi
has
garnered
a
lot
of
love
after
the
trailer
release
of
Mimi.
The
film
starring
Kriti
Sanon
follows
a
girl
who
wants
to
try
her
luck
in
Bollywood
and
ends
up
becoming
a
surrogate
for
a
foreign
couple.
The
trailer
hints
at
Pankaj's
character
playing
an
integral
part
in
Mimi's
journey
and
struggles.
However,
his
comic
timing
even
in
the
trailer
has
had
the
audience
chuckling.
Talking
about
one
of
the
funny
scenes
in
the
trailer,
he
told
Times
Now,
"What
happened
was
that
we
didn't
rehearse
it,
so
the
unit
didn't
know
what
the
scene
will
be
like.
We
rehearsed
it
on
the
terrace,
there
was
lighting
and
two
cameras
were
kept.
So
we
asked
Laxman
sir
(director)
that
we
have
to
do
this
scene.
We
told
him
we've
planned
something
and
we
want
to
do
it.
Even
the
director
didn't
know
what
was
about
to
happen," he
said.
"Aur
hum
dono
ne
jo
drama
shuru
kara,
maine
aur
Gyaan
sir
ne.
Ab
sing
sound
film
hai,
aadhi
unit
mooh
band
karke
hass
rahi
hai...
Camera
wale
ka
tripod
pe
hath
hil
raha
hai,"
he
added
saying
that
the
scene
has
everyone
trying
to
control
their
laugh.
In
the
scene,
Tripathi,
who
is
pretending
to
be
a
Muslim
man
is
asked
how
many
times
he
offers
namaz
during
a
day.
To
which,
he
instantly
replies,
"10
martaba."
On
finding
out
namaz
is
to
be
offered
only
five
times
a
day,
he
quickly
explains
his
response
that
he
was
answering
for
two
days,
and
not
one.