Pankaj
Tripathi
has
been
paying
close
attention
to
the
elections
in
his
home
state
Bihar.
The
actor
recently
heard
that
a
local
zonal
officer
in
Chapra
and
a
few
other
election
duty
officers
and
polling
agents,
were
inspired
by
his
2017
film
Newton
ahead
of
the
election.
Pankaj
played
the
role
of
Aatma
Singh
in
Newton,
a
black
comedy
drama
about
the
ground
realities
during
elections
in
a
Northern
state.
Pankaj
starred
alongside
Rajkummar
Rao
in
the
National
Award-winning
film,
and
was
praised
for
his
performance
by
critics
and
audiences.
Talking
about
Newton
being
screened
for
polling
officers
in
Bihar
ahead
of
the
state
elections,
he
told
Hindustan
Times,
"You
never
find
out
about
your
own
reach
unless
you
hear
such
stories.
This
officer
was
training
2500
election
forces
and
he
made
those
training
under
him
watch
Newton.
The
film
had
a
great
impact
because
there
are
many
people
who
try
to
escape
doing
election
duty.
They
feel
pressured."
He
continued,
"The
field
officers
kept
a
special
screening
for
polling
officers.
Once
the
film
was
over,
everyone
was
ready
to
go
on
duty.
I
had
no
idea
that
a
film
we
made
three
years
ago
continues
to
have
such
positive,
far
reaching
impact.
It
is
a
matter
of
honour
and
privilege
that
I
am
associated
with
work
which
inspires
people
to
contribute
to
the
betterment
of
the
society."
Newton
was
directed
by
Amit
V
Masurkar.
Tripathi
won
a
special
mention
for
his
performance
in
the
film
at
the
65th
National
Film
Awards.