Pankaj Tripathi to make cameo in Irrfan Khan's 'Angrezi Medium', says it was one of his wishes

Actor Pankaj Tripathi has joined hands with Irrfan Khan for a special appearance in the later's comeback film Angrezi Medium. Irrfan, who had opened up about his neuroendocrine tumour diagnosis in March 2019, is all set to resume work after his treatment abroad. Tripathi is currently shooting for Dinesh Vijan's Angrezi Medium in Udaipur and Rajasthan. The 52-year-old actor, who will be sharing screen space with Irrfan for the first time, said it was one of the things on his wish list.

Sharing a peek from his role in the film, Tripathi said, "My role is a cameo. It's my love and respect for Irrfan and my friendship with Dinu (Vijan) that made me say yes for it. I always wanted to work with Irrfan and when Dinu offered this role I immediately agreed to do this role even if it's just a cameo, to begin with".

Both Khan and Tripathi are the alumni of famous theatre institute, National School of Drama. Before Angrezi Medium, Tripathi was collaborated with Dinesh Vijan for horror-comedy Stree and romantic drama Luka Chuppi.

Ahead of the inception of Angrezi Medium, Irrfan took to twitter and shared a note for his fans, saying - "Maybe somewhere in the pursuit of winning we forget how much it means to be loved... In our vulnerability we are reminded".

"As I leave my footprints onto these steps of my life, I want to pause to be grateful for receiving your immense love and support. It soothed me in my process of healing. So, I travel back to you, thanking you from the bottom of my heart," he added.

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— Irrfan (@irrfank) April 3, 2019

Helmed by Homi Adjania, Angrezi Medium also features Radhika Madan and Deepak Dobriyal in pivotal roles. Earlier one of the pictures shared by Radhika from the sets of the film with Kareena Kapoor's name in the hashtags instigated reports of the 'Jab We Met' actress' involvement in the project.

Apart from Angrezi Medium, the sequel to his 2017 film Hindi Medium, Irrfan is also in talks for a film with Vishal Bhardwaj and the biopic on Udham Singh which will be directed by Shoojit Sircar.

(With inputs from PTI)