In Kaagaz, Pankaj Tripathi performs Lal Bihari Mritak, who fought for his life for 19 years after being declared useless by pursuits eager to take over his belongings. Actor-filmmaker Satish Kaushik additionally makes his directorial comeback with the ZEE5 movie, which is backed by Salman Khan.
For Tripathi, Kaagaz will fulfil one explicit need of his followers. “Many people thought I deserved to play the lead role in a film. That desire will get fulfilled with Kaagaz,” Tripathi mentioned in an unique chat with indianexpress.com.
Tripathi additionally shared causes as to why he associated with Lal Bihari’s wrestle. “I too had a journey of 17-18 years in Mumbai before I could prove myself as an actor. So his and my fight for identity is similar.”
The actor mentioned that having the identical roots ensured he felt a reference to Lal Bihari. “I belong to the same region in terms of culture and language. I hail from a place that’s 100 kilometers away from Azamgarh (Lal Bihari’s place). So his world wasn’t new to me,” he mentioned.
Did Pankaj Tripathi really feel extra accountability as a protagonist? “Be it a small or a big role, there is always a responsibility towards doing your job with honesty and to the best of your caliber. Over here, the responsibility didn’t increase as such, but I did know that all eyes will be on my performance. So I had to work harder. An artiste does become more aware in such a scenario,” Tripathi concluded.