“Your father would be so proud”: Kriti congratulates Pankaj Tripathi on winning National award 

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 25 (ANI): Actor Kriti Sanon congratulated her co-star Pankaj Tripathi with a special message on winning the award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the film ‘Mimi’.

Taking to Instagram story, Kriti shared a still from the film featuring herself and Pankaj Tripathi.

Along with the picture, she wrote, “Congratulations to my favvwvv @pankaitri pathi sir!!Your father would be so so proud..”

Helmed by Laxman Utekar the film also starred Kriti Sanon, Manoj Pahwa, and Supriya Pathak in pivotal roles.

‘Mimi’ 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 actress.

However, 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 mother.

Her journey as a mother and her struggle to provide for her child despite the odds is both heartwarming and inspiring.

The film was streamed directly on OTT platform Netflix and received massive responses from the audience.

Meanwhile, Kriti will next be seen in Vikas Bahl’s ‘Ganpath -Part 1’ and ‘The Crew’ starring next to Kareena Kapoor, Tabu. She also has an untitled project with Shahid Kapoor in the line. She was recently seen in the pan-India film ‘Adipurush’ opposite actor Prabhas.

Recently, Kriti started her own production company named ‘Blue Butterfly Films.’

Pankaj, on the other hand, was recently seen in the drama film ‘OMG 2’ in which he was seen alongside actor Akshay Kumar.

The film has minted Rs 113.67 crore in its second weekend.

He will also be seen in ‘Main Atal Hoon’ which is a biopic on the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The movie will revolve around the life and political career of India’s beloved leader, Shri 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 our country like Mumbai and Lucknow.

Apart from that, Pankaj Tripathi also has ‘Stree 2’ in his kitty.