Pankaj Tripathi used to work in a hotel in Patna: He said – earlier he used to enter through the back door, now he gets a wonderful welcome at the main gate.

Pankaj Tripathi has created his own identity in the industry on the basis of his acting and talent. Before coming into films, he used to work in a hotel in Patna. He says that his love for acting increased even more when he saw the film 'Andha Kanoon'. The actor also told that he got opportunities after a lot of struggle. However, during that time he never had to sleep on the footpath or remain hungry.

In conversation with The Lallantop, Pankaj Tripathi recalls his hotel days. He said, 'Nothing is big or small in life. It depends on you how you take it. Before coming into films, I used to work in a hotel in Patna. I still have very good relations with the staff there. They are all in touch with me. Whenever I go there, people tell me that we worked together.

Pankaj Tripathi said, 'The hotel in which I used to work. The staff there used to take entry from the back door, so I also used to go from there. But today I got entry from the main gate of the same hotel and the Journal Manager was standing there to welcome me. That moment made me emotional. So all these memories suddenly appear before your eyes and make me believe that anything is possible in life. With hard work and honesty you can fulfill all your dreams.

Apart from this, while talking to PTI about his struggles, Pankaj Tripathi had said, 'I used to work in the hotel kitchen at night and do theater in the morning. After the night shift was over, I would sleep for five hours, then do theater from 2 to 7 pm and then do hotel work from 11 pm to 7 am. I did this for two years.

Let us tell you, Pankaj Tripathi did many small roles in the initial period. But a big change in his career came with the film 'Gangs of Wasseypur', after which he started being praised everywhere. Recently he was also seen in the film 'Stree 2', in which everyone liked his work.