Overview

• Tripathi recalls waiting by the hostel canteen’s landline at 8 p.m. for future wife Mridula’s call each evening.
• He argues that the absence of smartphones and apps in the 1990s fostered trust by preventing constant location checks.
• The couple first met at a college wedding in 1993, married in 2004 and welcomed daughter Aashi in 2006.
• Tripathi warns that today’s real-time tracking and notifications fuel doubts and insecurities in relationships.
• His new film “Metro…In Dino,” directed by Anurag Basu and exploring contemporary love, opens in cinemas on July 4, 2025.