Konkona Sen Sharma on Pankaj Tripathi vs. Irrfan Khan in Metro…In Dino: ‘No Comparison, Just Respect

Metro…In Dino, the spiritual sequel of Life In A Metro, released yesterday and opened to rave reviews among fans. While in the first part, the late Irrfan Khan was paired opposite Konkona Sen Sharma, in the recent release, Pankaj Tripathi has played the onscreen husband of the actress.

In fact, the makers paid tribute to Irrfan by retaining the same character name, Pankaj,
in the sequel, which is now Monty, at Konkona’s suggestion.

Now, the actress has reacted to the comparison between Irrfan and Pankaj and shared that the latter has done “more than justice” to the character of Monty.

“Life In A Metro was 17–18 years ago. That time, Irrfan and I played Shruti and Monty. They were a much younger couple with younger concerns. Now, Pankaj and my characters are different. They are a much older, married couple with kids. They have jobs, EMIs, responsibilities,”
Konkona told Livemint.

“They have a good marriage, but now it’s becoming a little boring. I feel like it’s with so many people… when you are in a marriage, you hope it’s forever only. It’s a long-term commitment. The nature of the relationship changes. Anurag has tried to explore that because love is not only when a girl and a boy meet. It doesn’t end after that. We have seen love as such a vast, complex emotion throughout our lives, in all different forms. Pankaj and I are tackling it at a different juncture,” she added.

Speaking about the comparison of her chemistry with Irrfan and now Tripathi, she shared,  “I don’t want to think about it, honestly. Not in my hands at all. For me, there is no such thing because it’s a very fresh thing. It’s very new. If they were playing the same character or I were playing the same character, then yes… but there are so many new things this time.”