Pankaj Tripathi dedicates National Film Award to his late father

Actor Pankaj Tripathi on Tuesday received the Best Supporting Actor award at the 69th National Film Awards for his performance in the film MimiTripathi received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony that took place at the Vigyan Bhawan in New DelhiTalking to ANI Pankaj Tripathi reacted to his National Film Award win and said There is hard work of whole teamunit behind any film I am thankful to the jury for choosing me for this award I dedicate this award to my fatherPankaj Triapthis father Pandit Banaras Tiwari passed away in August this year at the age of 99Talking about Mimi helmed by Laxman Utekar Mimi also starred Kriti Sanon Manoj Pahwa and Supriya Pathak in pivotal rolesMimi tells the story of a young woman named Mimi Kriti who agrees to become a surrogate mother for a foreign couple hoping to use the money to fulfil her dream of becoming an actressHowever the biological parents back out when they learn that the child will be born with Down syndrome Mimi then decides to raise the child on her own and faces several challenges and societal pressures as a single motherHer journey as a mother and her struggle to provide for her child despite the odds is both heartwarming and inspiringThe film was streamed directly on OTT platform Netflix and received massive responses from the audienceMeanwhile Tripathi was recently seen in the comedy film Fukrey 3 alongside Pulkit Samrat Varun Sharma Manjot Singh and Richa ChadhaHe will also be seen in Main Atal Hoon which is a biopic on the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari VajpayeeThe movie will revolve around the life and political career of Indias beloved leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee who was not only a politician but also a poet a gentleman and a statesman Commencing the shoot in Mumbai the team will have a long schedule of more than 45 days covering different parts of the country like Mumbai and LucknowApart from that he also has Stree 2 in his kittyThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever