Pankaj Tripathi Reveals Why He Keeps Rejecting South Indian Movies

Actor Pankaj Tripathi is now a household name for every cinephile. He is highly popular for his career-defining roles in huge hits like Gangs of Wasseypur, Mimi, and Bareilly Ki Barfi among others. Apart from stealing the show on the big screens, the actor has also created a niche for himself on the OTT platforms. The most revered of his works from the digital space is the Amazon Prime Video series Mirzapur. The popularity of Pankaj Tripathi is so high that he is not just in demand for working in Hindi films and television series but also in other regional and linguistic films. However, the actor has barely worked outside the Hindi industry.

He indeed played a cameo role in a Hollywood film starring Chris Hemsworth called Extraction. Nonetheless, his preference lies in working with the Hindi industry alone. He recently shared why he rejects South Indian films even after multiple offers. If you are curious to know what he said then read on.

Pankaj Tripathi says he understands Hindi, its emotions, and its nuances better

Pankaj Tripathi explains why he is willing to work in the Hindi industry rather than Hollywood or any other industry. As per him, he would not be able to express his emotions accurately in other languages. The comfort he feels in Hindi as a language cannot be superseded.

Speaking at the International Film Festival of India in Goa, Pankaj shared his views on working in other linguistic films. He shared that while language is no barrier for him he is more comfortable in Hindi. He explained his preference for Hindi by saying,

“Main uss language ko samajhta hoon, uski bhavnaon ko, nuances ko behtar samajhta hoon (I understand the language better, I understand its emotions and nuances better).”

Pankaj Tripathi has made a revelation that he had received multiple offers from South

Veteran actor Pankaj Tripathi while talking at the International Film Festival, shared that he gets plenty of offers from Telugu and Malayalam filmmakers. However, he doubts he will be up to mark for it. He said as we quote,

“Forget Hollywood, I get offers from Telugu and Malayalam filmmakers but I feel I won’t be able to do justice to those films because I won’t be able to speak the language.” “I won’t be able to bring out the feeling.”

The actor further added by saying he will do a regional film if someone writes a Hindi-speaking role for him. He said,

“If someone can write a Hindi-speaking character for me, then I am open to working in any language film.”

Pankaj Tripathi also mentioned being so busy with Hindi films and series that he has no time to consider working in Hollywood or films in other languages. On the flip side, if we talk about his recent release it was Srijit Mukherji’s Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga. Furthermore, he has a lot of interesting projects and sequels lined up like Oh My God! 2, the third season of Mirzapur among others. We are sure you all are looking forward to them just the way we are!