Pankaj
Tripathi
is
among
the
most
celebrated
actors
in
the
Hindi
film
industry
today.
As
the
nepotism
and
insider
versus
outsider
debate
rages
on
social
media,
the
actor,
who
made
it
big
in
the
film
industry
as
an
outsider,
says
there
is
a
need
for
empathy
and
kindness
in
these
times.
In
a
recent
interview,
Pankaj
gave
his
two
cents
on
star
kids
being
at
the
receiving
end
of
hate
and
negativity
on
social
media.
Having
worked
with
Janhvi
Kapoor
in
the
recent
film
Gunjan
Saxena:
The
Kargil
Girl,
Pankaj
talked
about
her
receiving
flak
for
being
a
star
kid.
"We,
as
humans,
should
have
empathy
and
kindness
inside
us.
At
the
same
time
one
doesn't
decide
where
they
are
going
to
be
born,
it's
not
in
our
hands.
I
know
right
now,
the
entire
world
has
below
average
sensibility,
and
making
the
facts
reach
people
through
social
media
is
difficult," he
said.
He
added,
"If
someone
is
in
front
of
me
and
I
criticise
or
abuse
them,
we
can
see
their
reaction,
and
that
they
felt
bad.
But
on
social
media,
you
don't
know
how
your
comment
is
impacting
the
other
person.
I'm
not
in
favour
of
or
against
anyone,
but
we
should
focus
on
how
we
can
use
social
media
creatively
and
healthily."
Pankaj
admitted
that
star
kids
have
an
easy
access
to
enter
the
film
industry,
but
he
feels
that
beyond
access,
it
takes
true
talent
to
survive.
He
gave
the
examples
of
critically
acclaimed
actors
such
as
Nawazuddin
Siddiqui,
Manoj
Bajpayee,
Sanjay
Mishra
and
the
late
Irrfan
Khan
making
it
big
in
the
industry
and
making
a
name
on
the
basis
of
merit.
"In
the
film
industry,
there's
the
so-called
path
breaking
cinema,
and
big
production
houses.
Our
dear
Irrfan
did
(films
in)
neither
of
them,
but
I
haven't
seen
a
bigger
actor
than
him
in
20
years.
The
audience
of
India
is
democratic,
they
don't
make
an
average
actor
or
film
work.
If
it
does
work,
then
we
can
say
it's
average,
but
it's
not
that
for
them," he
said.