Pankaj Tripathi who is making waves for his latest outing with Akshay Kumar, OMG 2, opened up about how he fainted on the sets of Agneepath while shooting a particular scene. Pankaj Tripathi is one of the finest actors in bollywood who’s winning hearts with his talent for class apart acting. After years of struggle, Tripathi bagged a pivotal role inAnurag Kashyap’s 2012 blockbuster crime-thriller, Gangs Of Wasseypur and he hasn’t looked back ever since.
Hailed as a star of the OTT space, Tripathi has starred in some of the best web shows and films such as Mirzapur, Sacred Games, Criminal Justice, Ludo, and critically acclaimed Kaagaz. The versatile actor, who has been able to win hearts with his wonderful performance in the Akshay Kumar starrer OMG 2, Tripathi today reveals that he fainted on the sets of Agneepath.
When Pankaj Tripathi fainted on the sets of Agneepath
In an interview with Mashable India, the Mirzapur actor said that while shooting for his death scene in Hrithik Roshan’s Agneepath, he held his breath for so long that he fainted and the camera kept rolling. Tripathi was talking about the scene where Roshan is seen stabbing him. The actor recalled how he reacted to Hrithik’s attack and went too far,“In that scene, since he had to stab me 3-4 times. I held my breath and reacted ke chakkar mein (in an attempt to react). I didn’t know how a person felt when he was stabbed. So, if you watch that scene closely, you will see my eyes are completely red. One can only one’s imagination. I remember in the second or third take, I fainted for a few seconds. I fell.”
He added, “While the camera was rolling, I had a blackout and I fell because I must have held my breath for too long. People gathered around me quickly, and splashed water on my face. I came to my senses to see so many people surrounding me.”
Hrithik Roshan’s Agneepath
Pankaj was playing one of Kaancha Cheena’s supporting characters in 2012 Hrithik Roshan starrer Agneepath, the antagonist played by Sanjay Dutt. On the other hand, Hrithik Roshan had been seen playing a legendary role of Vijender Deenanath Chauhan. Directed by Karan Malhotra, the remake of the 1990 Amitabh Bachchan-starrer blockbuster drama, Agneepath, Hrithik’s Agneepath starred Priyanka Chopra and Rishi Kapoor in pivotal roles. Starring Akshay Kumar and Pankaj Tripathi, OMG 2 is a spiritual sequel to the 2012 satirical comedy, OMG – Oh My God!, which starred Kumar and Paresh Rawal. Also, Yami Gautam, Arun Govil, Govind Namdeo and others star in the lead roles of OMG 2 directed by Rai Amit.
