Pitobash Tripathy

Pitobash Tripathy is an Indian film actor who works in Bollywood films. He is known for his role in the movies I Am Kalam, Begum Jaan, Shor in the City and the Hollywood film Million Dollar Arm.

Pitobash Tripathy
Born	Pitobash Tripathy Deuli, Nayagarh district, Odisha
Alma mater	RCC Institute of Information Technology (Govt.) Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2008 – present

Early life and education

Pitobash was born in Deuli, Nayagarh, Odisha.[1][2] Pitobash was brought up in Bhubaneswar where he completed his schooling from the Government High School, Unit 1, Bhubaneswar. Then, he joined Buxi Jagabandhu Bidyadhar College, Bhubaneswar for his higher secondary education. He completed a Bachelor of Technology degree in 2005 from the Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology from Kolkata, and he also holds a diploma in acting from the Film and Television Institute of India.[3]

Tripathy was awarded with the National Bal Shree Honour from the president of India in the field of creative performance at the age of 12. He was also involved in theater in Kolkata.[4][5] in 2007. Later he joined Bollywood as an actor.[6]

Career

Tripathy started acting with the movie 99.[7] He then appeared in a supporting role in 3 Idiots. Later, he acted in I Am Kalam, directed by Nila Madhab Panda, and Shor in the City.[8][9][10] He also acted in the movie Mirch in five different roles. Additional appearances include the films Joker, Aalaap, Shanghai and Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!.[11]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	99	Salesman
	3 Idiots	Junior 7
2010	Aida	Bounty hunter	short
	I Am Kalam	Laptan
	Mirch	Madan/Chedimal
2011	Shor in the City	Mandook	Won Screen Award for Best Comedian
2012	Shanghai	Bhagu
	Joker	Kachua (Alien)
	Aalaap	Subhash
2013	Go Goa Gone	Red Drug Handler
	Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara	Derd Tang
2014	Million Dollar Arm	Amit Rohan	English film
2017	Begum Jaan	Surjeet
	Mom	Baburam
	7 jours pas plus	The Indian	French film
2019	Total Dhamaal	Jhingu
2020	French Biriyani	Suleiman	Kannada film
2020	Shamshera	TBA

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2018	Table No 5		ZEE5	[12]
2019	Metro Park	Bittu	Eros Now	[13]

Awards and honors

Odisha Youth Inspiration Award – 2012

• 2012 – Odisha Youth Inspiration Award – 2012

Screen Awards

Winner:

• 2012 – Screen Best Actor in a Comic Role Award for Shor in the City

Nominated:

• 2012 – Screen Promising Newcomer Of The Year for Shor in the City

Filmfare Awards

Nominated:

• 2012 – Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Shor in the City

Stardust Awards

Nominated:

• 2012 – Stardust Best Actor (Search lights)Award for Shor in the City

Global Indian Film and Television Honours

Nominated:

• 2012 – GIFTH Best Actor In A Supporting Role Award for Shor in the City

Other awards

• 1996: National Bal Shree Honour – from President of India, Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in Creative Performance

References

1. Oriya Actor shining
2. "Journey to Bollywood: An OrissaDiary Interview with Pitobash Tripathy". Orissadiary. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
3. The new Stars of Indian Cinema Made in Film Schools. DearCinema.com
4. Diploma in Acting. orissadiary.com.
5. Face you didn't know, Outlook India
6. New Indian Express.
7. "Shor was a short film Raj and DK made with me before 99" – Pitobash
8. Pitobash in Shor in the City
9. Pitobash in Shor in the City Archived 21 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine
10. Pitobash in Shor in the City
11. Pitobash in Shanghai
12. Desk, India com Entertainment (31 May 2018). "Zee 5 Originals Series Table 5 Is A Riveting Mystery Thriller - Read Details". India.com. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
13. "'Metro Park is Akkarakazhchakal for a larger audience'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2019.

External links

• Pitobash Tripathy at IMDb