Pankaj Tripathi doesn’t need any introduction. He is celebrated for his exceptional versatility. Well, the actor recently opened up about his dedicated preparation process for portraying the iconic former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s role. In a surprising revelation, Pankaj Tripathi disclosed that he ate self-cooked khichdi throughout his preparation for the role to get into the skin of the character.
Talking to Film Companion, Pankaj Tripathi said, “In Atal, I shot for around 60 days and for those 60 days, I only ate khichdi, that too the one cooked by me.” The actor explained why he didn’t let anyone else cook for him or why he didn’t order it from a restaurant. “You never know how will others make it. I put no oil or masalas in it. I just use simple dal, chawal and local vegetables, which are available,” he said.
Tripathi also talked about his young days and said when he was young he didn’t have to think much about what he ate and could act even after eating a samosa. He believes that actors should eat right. “To get that emotion right, you need to have a sync between the brain and the body. For that, an actor needs to eat light food,” he was quoted saying.
Coming back to Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye – Atal, it is a biopic on the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It will release in the theatres in December. Tripathi also took to his Instagram handle and dropped a video in which he can be seen flaunting his ‘Atal’ look. With soothing music in the background of the clip, the video describes Vajpayee as a Prime Minister, poet, statesman and gentleman. In the caption of his post, Pankaj Tripathi penned down a few lines by Pandit Dhirendra tripathi and writes, “Na main kahin dagmagaya, na main kahin sar jhukaya, main atal hoon.”
Main ATAL Hoon revolves around the journey of our multifaceted ex-Prime Minister who was also a poet, a statesman, a leader and a humanitarian. Ever since makers announced that Pankaj Tripathi will be essaying the role of Atal Ji in his biopic, audiences were waiting with bated breath to see Pankaj Tripathi in the avatar of our ex-Prime Minister. And needless to say, his commendable first look has now left everyone completely impressed.
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