Pankaj Tripathi’s Wife Mridula Recalls How Their Love Bloomed When She Gave Him A Handkerchief

Last update:October 25, 2024, 16:51 IST

Pankaj Tripathi’s wife Mridula revealed how their love story began and blossomed in 1993. She mentioned that they started talking when he wanted a handkerchief.

Pankaj Tripathi met Mridula for the first time at his brother’s tilak ceremony.

Pankaj Tripathi often speaks fondly of his wife, Mridula Tripathi, in the media. The actor has been married to Mridula for almost 20 years. The couple met at a wedding in 1993. In a recent interview, Mridula talked about how they fell in love. She revealed that a handkerchief played an important role in their love story.

In a conversation with Atul Taishete on Conversations with Atul, Mridula Tripathi revealed how the love story between her and Pankaj Tripathi blossomed. Mridula recalled that he had seen Pankaj for the first time in a photograph. He mentioned that they met for the first time at his brother’s tilak ceremony. Recalling the memories fondly, she said: “I saw my husband and he saw me on May 23, 1993 for the first time. We saw each other a lot at the tilak. I tell Pankaj that I first saw you when you were just growing your beard and now I see you with glasses. “It has been a long journey.”

Mridula mentioned that they both liked each other and often looked for reasons to meet. She revealed that they first started talking when Pankaj wanted a handkerchief. She continued, “The conversation started as ‘haath dhoya toh rumaal chahiye’ (since I washed my hands, I need a tissue). So I was the one who gave him the handkerchief. Rumaal dene mein hi haath touch ho gaya (while handing over the handkerchief, our hands touched). Only through that light touch did you feel butterflies in those days.”

In the same conversation, Mridula talked about how they related to each other. He was his sister-in-law’s brother. They asked her to call him ‘bhaiya’ but she always called him ‘Pankaj ji’. She also revealed that her mother-in-law has not accepted her until now due to cultural reasons.

The couple married in January 2004. They have a daughter together, Aashi.