Mirzapur 3 actor Pankaj Tripathi’s life before becoming a star; ate insects, changed name and more
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Bollywoodlife.com | Jan 09, 2024
Belsand village in the Gopalganj district is home to Bollywood star Pankaj Tripathi. A simple upbringing had its roots in him as his father was both a farmer and a priest.
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The actor described how he used to execute stunts on a bicycle since there was a youngster who did similar things and he was very well-liked by girls.
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He stated, "In school at the time, a slow cycle race was organized, so that boy, who was the winner of that race, became very popular among girls."
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The decision he made to take swimming lessons brought up memories of a more daring aspect of his upbringing.
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He said, "I wanted to learn how to swim," he said. "Behind our house was a river."
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Pankaj Tripathi said, “kids in the village, they are very naughty, they told me that if I drink these insects I will learn swimming. So, I picked up 10-12 of those insects and drank them.”
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"It must be the first time in history that a father got a name from his son," Pankaj remarked, recalling the moment he made the decision to change both his own and his father's surname.
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He didn’t want to become a farmer or a priest so he decided to change his surname and therefore filled a form where he changed his surname along with his father’s surname from Tiwari to Tripathi.
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