Gyanendra Tripathi used to distribute Bhaskar’s newspaper: Actor said- got recognition from Akshay Kumar’s film, gave his first earnings to his mother
Actor Gyanendra Tripathi, who has made a name for himself through Crime Patrol, web series Half CA and Chuna, has got a chance to play the lead role in the film ‘Barah Bai Barah’ for the first time. In this film released last week, the actor has played the role of a young man who takes pictures of the dead at Manikarnika Ghat in Banaras. Recently, during a special conversation with Dainik Bhaskar, Gyanendra Tripathi told that he had spent his education by distributing Dainik Bhaskar newspapers. And, he gave his first earnings to his mother. Actor Gyanendra Tripathi’s film ‘Barah Bai Barah’ has been released in theaters after being appreciated in more than 40 film festivals. Gyanendra Tripathi’s work in this film is being appreciated a lot. During the conversation, the actor talked about his inclination towards acting. Everyone thought that I would become an engineer. I was born in a village near Rewa. Father came to Bhopal to arrange for livelihood. At that time I was two and a half to three years old. I was brought up and educated in Bhopal itself. Till 10th, I used to get very good marks. I used to get 90 out of 100 in Maths. Everyone thought that I will become an engineer. At that time, I could not understand what to do. When I was ragged, I felt that I wanted to become an actor. After 10th, I felt that I did not like what I was studying. In college, I started feeling that studying Physics and Chemistry was very difficult for me. My seniors were ragging me in college. Someone would say that I should introduce myself by becoming a monkey, while someone else would say something else. I don’t know why I started enjoying all these things. What people were calling a tamasha became my identity. I myself started understanding that there is something in which I can be happy. My family could not afford the fees of the institute. My parents are not very educated. They wanted their son to become a doctor or an engineer. Because this is what they have seen in the surrounding environment. But my parents felt that whatever I do, I will do it right. I was bearing the expenses of my education myself. Because at that time they were not capable enough to bear the expenses of my education. Meanwhile I made up my mind that I will go to Pune FTI and get a diploma in acting. But the fees of the institute were very high. My family could not afford it. First I found a job in Pune and then joined FTI. The teachers had warned me beforehand that only 20 people from all over India are selected in FTI. The teachers keep warning you beforehand that no one is waiting for you in Mumbai. Do not go with this mindset at all, otherwise you may get disappointed. I also used to feel very awkward in meeting people by taking the name of FTI. When people used to ask after the audition, I used to feel good in telling them. Started with Crime Patrol, in most of the auditions I used to get the answer of not fit. In the audition line, people who were more handsome and well dressed than me used to stand first. I used to think that he should be in films. I felt that I should change myself, but that would have been fake. I got the first chance in Crime Patrol and started with a small scene. But a time came when I got recognition through Crime Patrol. I got recognition from Akshay Kumar’s film I did a scene with Akshay Kumar in the film ‘Gabbar is Back’. There was a sequence inside the hospital in which my wife has already died and I am being made to pay money. That scene went quite viral. I got a lot of recognition because of this scene. I gave my first earning to my mother I got Rs. 2500 for working in Crime Patrol for the first time in acting. That money was spent as it was. But I gave my first earning of my life to my mother. When I was studying in Bhopal, I used to distribute Bhaskar newspaper. I used to get Rs. 450 per month. I gave my first earning to my mother.