In
the
last
few
years,
Pankaj
Tripathi
has
emerged
as
a
talent
to
vouch
for
in
Bollywood
and
the
actor
says
though
stardom
does
not
make
him
delusional,
he
is
aware
of
his
increased
responsibilities.
The
actor
has
been
around
in
the
industry
for
nearly
15
years,
but
gained
prominence
by,
first,
featuring
in
the
Gangs
of
Wasseypur
series
and
subsequently
in
films
like
Masaan,
Nil
Battey
Sannata,
Bareilly
Ki
Barfi,
Newton
and
Stree
among
others.
Tripathi
says
he
often
gets
to
hear
he
has
become
a
star
but
he
does
not
dwell
on
it.
"I
feel
humble,
I
feel
a
lot
of
gratitude
but
I
move
on
to
do
my
work.
I
know
fame
is
an
illusion.
It
doesn't
matter
if
you're
a
star
or
not,
what
is
important
is
that
you
do
your
job
with
absolute
honesty," the
actor
told
PTI.
For
the
42-year-old
actor,
more
than
the
tag
of
a
star,
it
is
the
responsibility
that
matters.
"The
more
the
audience
and
the
society
trusts
an
actor,
the
more
the
responsibility
increases
for
the
actor.
Right
now,
I'm
more
aware
about
the
kind
of
work
I
want
to
do
because
the
expectations
are
more.
I
am
aware
about
that,"
he
added.
Tripathi
has
recently
featured
in
Kartik
Aaryan
and
Kriti
Sanon-starrer
"Luka
Chuppi".
While
the
actor
was
initially
offered
a
bigger
role
in
the
rom-com,
he
chose
a
character
which
had
less
screen
time
as
he
says
it
had
"more
scope
to
play
with".
"The
best
phase
for
an
actor
is
when
he
or
she
gets
to
choose
what
they
want
to
play.
Sometimes
you
do
a
film
because
the
unit
is
good,
the
company
is
fantastic
and
the
intention
is
well
placed."
"Luka
Chuppi"
joins
the
list
of
recent
Hindi
films
which
have
been
set
in
the
small
towns
of
India.
Critics
have
noted
that
the
once
novel
backdrop
has
become
a
movie
template.
Tripathi,
who
has
featured
in
several
films
in
the
same
space,
views
the
debate
in
a
different
light.
"For
a
long
time
the
small
town
was
ignored
in
Hindi
cinema.
Now
that
its
time
has
come,
let
it
stay.
But
it
all
depends
on
the
story.
The
landscape
a
story
is
set
in
should
be
authentic.
The
key
is
how
you
present
a
small
town
story."
For
this,
the
actor
feels,
it
boils
down
to
how
well
written
a
script
is.
"Every
story
has
a
certain
landscape
and
it
is
the
director's
gaze
which
makes
it
come
alive
in
a
different
way.
The
visual
of
a
small
town
will
be
more
or
less
the
same
but
it's
all
about
the
writing.
The
magic
lies
there."
Tripathi
will
next
reprise
his
role
in
the
season
two
of
Netflix's
India
original
series
"Sacred
Games".
"Super
30"
and
"83"
are
among
his
cinematic
outings.
Credits
-
PTI