'Squid Game' Indian actor Anupam Tripathi on life after hit show

Anupam Tripathi has appeared in several films and series in South Korea including 'Descendants Of The Sun' and 'Space Sweepers'. Photo: Handout

Anupam Tripathi, the India-born, Korea-based breakout star of Netflix's global series phenomenon Squid Game is only just coming to terms with the success of the show.

Tripathi plays Ali Abdul, a Pakistani economic migrant to Korea who is one of hundreds of deep-in-debt people roped into a deadly contest based on Korean playground games.