Pankaj Tripathi Opens Up About the Joyful Chaos of Shooting ‘Ohh My Dog’

When the glossy curtains lifted at the trailer launch of Ohh My Dog, the atmosphere crackled with excitement – and a few wagging tails. Pankak Tripathi, ever‑the humble storyteller, took a breather from the usual fan‑fare to recount his time on set, and his words felt like a warm coffee chat rather than a scripted press spiel.

"It was a roller‑coaster, honestly," he began, a grin tugging at the corner of his mouth. "Filming with a real dog is something you don’t read about in a film school textbook. The pooch had its own ideas, and we had to roll with them – sometimes literally, because the dog would sprint across the frame and we’d all end up in a tumble." He chuckled, recalling one particular scene where the dog, a sprightly golden retriever named Bholu, decided the director’s megaphone was a chew toy. "That took us three takes, a lot of laughs, and a very patient animal trainer."

Beyond the furry star, Tripathi highlighted the sheer delight of working with a cast of kids who brought an unfiltered energy to the set. "Kids are fearless," he said, eyes twinkling. "They’d run right up to the camera, ask for extra takes, and sometimes they’d even try to coax the dog into doing tricks we hadn’t even written. It reminded me of my early days, when every scene felt like a discovery."

He also confessed that the production faced its share of hiccups – unpredictable weather, last‑minute script tweaks, and the ever‑present challenge of syncing human dialogue with a dog’s bark. "There was this one evening when it started pouring, and we had to move the whole crew under a tarp. The dog, being the character he is, just shook off the water and kept going. It felt like the set had a heartbeat of its own," Tripathi mused.

Yet, despite the chaos, the underlying sentiment was clear: making a film that celebrates the bond between humans and their four‑legged companions was worth every soggy shoe and missed coffee break. "When you see families laughing together at the screen, when a child points at the dog on the poster and says ‘my dog can do that too’, you know you’ve done something right," he reflected.

The trailer launch, complete with a surprise appearance by Bholu, proved that the movie’s charm isn’t just on paper – it lives in those spontaneous, tail‑wagging moments that Tripathi so lovingly described. As the evening wound down, he left the audience with a simple wish: “May every dog find a home, and may every family find a story that makes them smile together.”