Pankaj Tripathi To Get Diversity In Cinema Award At IFFM, Says He Is 'Truly Honoured And Equally Humbled'
Pankaj Tripathi, who has given many iconic characters to the Hindi cinema and web shows is set to be honoured with the Diversity in Cinema Award at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM).
Pankaj
Tripathi,
who
has
given
many
iconic
characters
to
the
Hindi
cinema
and
web
shows
is
set
to
be
honoured
with
the
Diversity
in
Cinema
Award
at
the
Indian
Film
Festival
of
Melbourne
(IFFM).
The
actor
is
also
up
for
Best
Performance
(Male)
in
the
film
category
for
Ludo
and
for
the
Best
Performance
(Male)
in
series
for
Mirzapur
2.
His
short
film
Laali
has
also
got
into
the
festival
this
year.
Talking
about
the
honour,
Pankaj
Tripathi
said
in
a
statement,
"I
am
truly
honoured
and
equally
humbled
to
receive
this
award
and
it
makes
me
very
happy
that
such
a
prestigious
film
festival
has
recognised
my
work."
Some
of
the
previous
recipients
of
the
award
are
Frieda
Pinto,
Fawad
Khan,
and
Onir.
The
award
will
be
presented
on
August
20
by
filmmaker
Anurag
Kashyap,
who
directed
him
in
Gangs
of
Wasseypur.
Tripathi
added
that
he
intends
on
continuing
to
do
better.
He
said,m
"My
intent
is
to
perform
to
the
best
of
my
capabilities,
and
I
am
so
grateful
that
my
performances
are
appreciated
by
the
audience."
Some
of
the
best
projects
that
compliment
Pankaj
Tripathi's
acting
prowess
include
Mirzapur,
Ludo,
Sacred
Games,
Newton,
Mimi
and
more.
The
actor
also
thanked
the
OTT
platform
for
believing
in
him
as
they
brought
him
global
recognition.
He
said,
"Mere
liye
yeh
brilliant
and
humble
karne
wala
experience.
I
had
never
thought
that
an
actor
like
me
would
reach
over
250
countries,
be
it
Australia,
US
or
UK.
Now,
we
also
get
feedback
through
social
media,
like
I
just
got
a
message
from
Italy
about
loving
Mimi."