Pitobash Tripathy

Pitobash Tripathy (born 1984), also known simply as Pitobash,^[1] is an Indian actor who works in Bollywood films. He is known for his role in the movies I Am Kalam, Begum Jaan, Shor in the City,^[2] Mom, the Hollywood film Million Dollar Arm and the National Award-winning Odia film Kalira Atita.^[3][4][5]

Pitobash
Tripathy in 2013
Born	1984 (1984) (age 41) Nayagarh, Odisha, India
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Government College of Engineering and Leather Technology, Kolkata Film and Television Institute of India
Occupation	Film actor
Years active	2008–present
Known for	I Am Kalam Begum Jaan Shor in the City Mom Million Dollar Arm (Hollywood film)

Early life and education

Tripathy was born in 1984 in Nayagarh, Odisha.^[6][7] He 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.^[8]

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.^[9][10] in 2007. Later on, he joined the Bollywood industry as an actor.^[11]

Career

Tripathy started acting with the movie 99.^[12] He then appeared in a supporting role in 3 Idiots. Later, he acted in I Am Kalam, directed by Nila Madhab Panda,^[13] and Shor in the City.^[14][15][16] He also acted in the movie Mirch in five different roles. Additional appearances include the films Joker, Aalaap, Shanghai and Once Upon a Time in Mumbai Dobaara!.^[17]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	99	Salesman
	3 Idiots	Junior
2010	Aida	Bounty hunter	Short film
	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	Gateman Babu Raam Pandey
	An Indian Tale	The Indian	French film[18]
2019	Total Dhamaal	Jhingur	[19]
2020	French Biriyani	Suleiman	Kannada film[20]
2021	Kalira Atita	Gunnu	Odia film[21]
2024	Monkey Man	Alphonso	English film

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Platform	Notes
2018	Table No 5		ZEE5	[22]
2019–present	Metro Park	Bittu	Eros Now	[23][24]
2022	Dr. Arora	Singhada	SonyLIV

Awards and honors

Odisha Youth Inspiration Award – 2012

• 2012 – Odisha Youth Inspiration Award

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 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