Pankaj Tripathi says success and failure of films are 'prospective'; 'I try to give my best...'

Some of his recent atrical releases didn’t earn enough at box office and actor Pankaj Tripathi says it has me him "rethink" his choices. 45-year-old actor may have never failed to impress audience with his performances but his last few films such as “Bunty Aur Babli 2”, “83”, “Bachchhan Paandey” and “Sherdil: Pilibhit Saga”, which was led by Tripathi himself, were unable to pull audience to atres.

“Success and failure are prospectives and re is no criteria for it. As an actor, my job is to give my best and honest performance after that how a film is marketed or released and how much money it earns is not in my hands. “ audience is king and it is ir choice what y like and what y don’t like. I do films, which I like and I think I will enjoy (acting in it). It is a democratic choice,” Tripathi told PTI in an interview over Zoom.

box office debacle of a film has me him self-assess, said actor, ding failures are part and parcel of life. “I rethink, you try to think where did I commit a mistake, like what I h heard (during script narration) why it has not been transformed (on-screen) in a way we h thought. I keep thinking about that. “re are times when I get answers about it (failure). And answers which I get are part of my experiences and going forward it is se experiences that help me choose projects,” he ded.

Tripathi is looking forward to premiere of third season of popular web series “Criminal Justice”, in which he returns as fan-favourite character Mhav Mishra, an uncanny lawyer. Directed by Rohan Sippy, upcoming instalment of Disney+ Hotstar series is titled “Criminal Justice: hura Sach” and revolves around murder of child star Zara Ahuja (Deshna Dug) and prime suspect in case is her bror, Mukul Ahuja (itya Gupta).

makers are training lens on juvenile justice system in this chapter, set to stream from August 26. show also features Shweta Basu Pras, Swastika Mukherjee, Purab Kohli, itya Gupta, Deshna Dug and Gaurav Gera. According to Basu Pras, key reason behind popularity of “Criminal Justice” is genre of courtroom drama.

“It is a thrilling experience for audience, it is entertaining as well as educational. ‘Criminal Justice’ has been unique. Every season y have picked up a very sensitive topic that has left audience asking for more,” actor, known for “Makdee”, “Iqbal”, and “Brinath Ki Dulhania”, said. Basu Pras plays a public prosecutor named Lekha, whom she described as a bold and confident woman from an affluent family.

“She is quite a neck and neck with Mhav Mishra. It is competitive re. It gets really hot, case between Mhav and Lekha. “Both Mhav and Lekha are poles apart, like ir background. But friction (between m) is cute in some places, it ded a very interesting texture to scenes that we were doing,” she ded. Gupta, who plays accused Mukul, credited Tripathi for successful run of legal drama.

“Pankaj Tripathi is name and that is why people are hooked to show. His charisma and charm on-screen work. Mhav Mishra cannot be played by any or person than Pankaj Tripathi. We are hoping third season too will be a hit,” he ded.

Produced by Applause Entertainment in association with BBC Studios India, “Criminal Justice” is an Indian aptation of successful BBC Studios drama of same title.

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