Kriti Sanon and Pankaj Tripathi teamed up for the first time in the 2017 film Bareilly Ki Barfi. The actress played daughter to Pankaj’s character and they showed how cool and effortless can a father-daughter bond be. The film emerged as a success and changed the trajectory of the career for both the actors. Last year, they reunited for Mimi, where there characters form an unlikely friendship in some extraordinary circumstances, and achieved some more success and a lot of laurels for the same. As Pankaj Tripathi celebrates his birthday today, Kriti Sanon penned a heartfelt note for her onscreen father and friend.
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Taking to her Instagram stories, Kriti shared a picture from the sets of Mimi that sees both the actors resting against a pillar. Along with wishing Pankaj a happy birthday, the actress penned down her thoughts for him, as she wrote, “You inspire me so much sir! Have done few of my best films with you and I hope I get to do many more! Wish u all the love, happiness and many memorable characters! (sic)”.
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A touched Pankaj, responded to the heartwarming message by resharing it on his Instagram stories and writing a “Thank You” to Kriti for wishing him and remembering him so fondly.
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Both Pankaj and Kriti are powerhouses of talent when it comes to their on screen skills. Individually, they are forging their own paths in the Hindi films that is proving to be an inspiration to many. And whenever they have come together, it has been a treat for the audience. These two are also one of the busiest actors out there currently as while Pankaj has OMG 2, Gulkanda Tales, Mirzapur 3 and many other projects in the pipeline, even Kriti has Bhediya, Ganapath, Adipurush and Shehzada coming up next.
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Here’s wishing the extremely talented Pankaj Tripathi a very happy birthday and hoping for many more collaborations between these two actors in the future.