Brijesh Tripathi was a veteran TV and film actor who primarily acted in Hindi as well as Bhojpuri film industries. Born in 1951, he acted in over 250 Bhojpuri and Hindi movies and several regional languages. He made his acting debut in 1979 with the Bhojpuri movie Saiya Tohare Kaaran and later went on to do important roles in Purab Aur Paschim, Dehati Bahu, Dharam Veer, Rangbaz Daroga, Saugandh Ganga Maiya Ki, Bin Bajawa Sapera, including Pakistan Main Jai Shri Ram, Gharwali Baharwali, etc. His first Hindi film was the Mithun Chakraborty starrer Taxi Chor in 1980 and later went on to do supporting roles in Kohra, Mohra, Mrityudaata, Gupt, Vinashak, Ansh, Market, Garv: Pride And Honour, Lakeer, No Entry, Sarhad Paar, Team, etc. He had shared screen space with Ajay Devgn, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Salman Khan, Rajinikanth, Ravi Kishan, Dharmendra and Vinod Khanna among others. He died at his residence in Mumbai on 17 December 2023 after suffering a heart attack at the age of 72.