Pankaj Tripathi revisits Patna theatre roots for Mirzapur film promo

Pankaj Tripathi, who recently completed 22 years in the industry, recalled his early theatre days during a Mirzapur: The Movie promotional event in Patna. He said he used to cycle daily from Kankarbagh to Khagaul for rehearsals at the NC Ghosh Institute, where he performed his first play. "When I arrived at the station 30 years later and saw the NC Ghosh building, memories from those days came flooding back," Cinema Express and Bollywood Hungama quoted him as saying.

The actor also spoke about his pride in Bihar's growth and the warmth he still receives there. Mirzapur: The Movie, directed by Gurmmeet Singh and written by Puneet Krishna, is produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. The film features an ensemble cast including Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, Abhishek Banerjee, Rasika Dugal, and others, and will also see the return of fan-favourite characters like Munna Bhaiya and Sweety Gupta.

In a separate interaction, Ali Fazal told the Patna audience that the film's story begins from episode 6 of Mirzapur Season 1. "Everyone must go home and watch Series 1 but only till episode 6," Bollywood Hungama quoted him as saying. The film is scheduled for a worldwide theatrical release on September 4, 2026.