'Ye meri dhaarna tooti hai khud se ki main shaant aur gyani nahi hoon'

A couple of months back, Pankaj's brother-in-law passed away in a car accident, and his sister was severely injured. Talking about the impact of that accident, he shared, "Uss samay mujhe laga ki rangmanch mein, kirdar mein ki hui vedna (pain) kitni nakli hoti hai aur real life ki peeda (pain) kitni asli hoti hai. Main hil gaya tha. In many of my interviews, I used to speak a lot - logon ko lagta tha main pravachan karta hoon, toh ek dhaarna ban gayi thi ki main kaafi shaant aur gyaani kisam ka vyakti hoon. Ye meri dhaarna khud se tooti ki main shaant aur gyaani nahi hoon. Main adhjal gagri chhalkat jaye (an empty vessel makes the most noise). Chhota sa gyaan tha aur main bahut bolta tha."

Pankaj Tripathi also shared that he lost his father (in 2023) and said, "Pita ko samajhne ke liye pita banna padta hai. Jeevan bahut fragile hai. Baad mein shunyata ka ehsaas hota hai. 30 saal se main babuji se rai (suggestion) nahi leta tha. Unke jaane ke baad mujhe laga ki main kis se puchhunga."