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Is Squid Game’s Anupam Tripathi eyeing K-pop or Bollywood fame next? The breakout Netflix star is already set to appear on MBC’s I Live Alone with Shinee and Mamamoo members
STORYJi Won Chung
- Much like fellow cast member Jung Ho-yeon, his performance as Pakistani immigrant Ali Abdul or Player Number 199 gained him millions of Instagram followers almost overnight
- Tripathi is in talks to appear on MBC reality show I Live Alone alongside cast members Henry Lau, Mamamoo’s Hwasa and Shinee’s Key – but is already looking home to India
Squid Game’s soaring popularity has thrust many of its cast members into the spotlight, few more so than Anupam Tripathi. The 32-year-old actor stars as Ali Abdul, or Player Number 199, a Pakistani migrant worker desperately working to support his family in both Seoul and Pakistan. And Tripathi’s moving portrayal of the compassionate character in the thrilling series known for its twists and turns that has conquered the world in one rapid wave.
So, what is there to know about this rapidly rising star?
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He moved to South Korea in 2010 to pursue acting
Originally from New Delhi, India, Tripathi began singing and acting in 2006, and four years later moved to Korea to attend Korea National University of Arts. According to Variety, he mastered Korean in less than two years, even earning a scholarship for his undergraduate study, and later for his postgraduate study as well.
Though it was his role in Squid Game that catapulted his popularity, Tripathi began his acting career in Korea in his third year of university, with his first credited role being in the 2014 drama film Ode to My Father. Since then he is had other minor roles in films such as Netflix’s plot hole-ridden sci-fi sensation Space Sweepers (2021) and in popular television dramas such as Descendants of the Sun (2016) and Hospital Playlist (2020).
He prepared a lot for his role
