PremiumBest Pankaj Tripathi films to stream on Zee5 that showcase his acting chops
Best Pankaj Tripathi films such as Main Atal Hoon, Kadak Singh, Yours Truly, Kaagaz and The Tashkent Files are available to stream on Zee5 and OTTplay Premium as well
Last Updated: 03.00 PM, Apr 24, 2024
Pankaj Tripathi is popular for h is nuanced portrayal of characters. Be it in political thriller films such as Main Atal Hoon or a comedy drama like Bareilly Ki Barfi, the actor never fails to captivate the hearts of his audience. After achieving national fame with the release of Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur, the actor later featured in impressive films such as OMG 2, Mimi, Stree and Murder Mubarak, among others. If you are a fan of his performances, we have curated a list of the best Pankaj Tripathi films which are available to stream on Zee5 and OTTplay Premium as well.
Top Pankj Tripathi films on Zee5
Main Atal Hoon
Helmed by Ravi Jadhav and starring Pankaj Tripathi, Main Atal Hoon is a political drama film based on the life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. While portraying the multifaceted personality of Vajpayee as a poet and a statesman, the film delves deep to showcase the leader’s contribution when the country was going through a tumultuous phase, politically.
Director: Ravi Jadhav
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Piyush Mishra and Daya Shankar Pandey
Run time: 2 hours and 17 minutes
Genre: Political drama
The Tashkent Files
Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty, The Tashkent Files follows a committee set up to unravel the truth behind the death of India’s second Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri. The film tracks the numerous truths and conspiracy theories that the committee scrutinised as they try to find the truth.
Director: Vivek Agnihotri
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Naseeruddin Shah and Mithun Chakraborty
Run time: 2 hours and 19 minutes
Genre: Political drama
Kadak Singh
Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjana Sanghi and Khushboo Kamal, Kadak Singh follows an officer of the Department of Financial Crimes who finds himself diagnosed with retrograde amnesia. Not able to recall any of his memories, the officer relies upon narratives told by the people who claim to be closer to him. How the officer landed up in the hospital forms the plotline of the film that was released in 2023.
Director: Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Sanjana Sanghi and Khushboo Kamal
Run time: 2 hours and 8 minutes
Genre: Mystery thriller
Kaagaz
Helmed by the late Satish Kaushik, Kaagaz is based on the real-life story of a man who was declared dead by his extended family in the official documents. How he fights the unjust administration and struggles to prove his existence in the eyes of the officials as well as the society forms the plotline of the film
Director: Satish Kaushik
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Amar Upadhyay and Mita Vashisht
Run time: 1 hour and 49 minutes
Genre: Comedy drama
Yours Truly
Starring Pankaj Tripathi, Soni Razdan and Aahana Kumra, Your Truly is a romantic drama film centering around an old woman named Mithi Kumar who falls in love with a station announcer’s voice without ever seeing him. The struggles that Mithi overcomes internally and externally to find her soulmate form the film's plotline.
Director: Sanjoy Nag
Cast: Pankaj Tripathi, Soni Razdan and Aahana Kumra
Run time: 1 hour and 24 minutes
Genre: Romantic drama