Published 15:44 IST, April 27th 2020

Pankaj Tripathi: 'Not everything can be defended in the name of creative freedom'

Pankaj Tripathi is popular for his roles in several web series. The actor talked about censorship on digital platforms and stated that it has both pros and cons

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digital industry in India is increasing rapidly. content on streaming platforms is w receiving appreciation and hype as much as films on big screens. But digital has almost censorship as compared to that of a film in atres. Pankaj Tripathi talked about matter. Read to kw more.

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Pankaj Tripathi on censorship on digital

In an interview with a news ncy, Pankaj Tripathi opened up about web censorship. He said that everything should have a debate because dialogue is important. storytellers get to tell ir stories way y want to, without censors on platform. He stated that y have freedom.

Pankaj Tripathi feels that t everything can be defended in name of creative freedom. He added that re are some people who just want to spread sensationalism. y too have some freedom because re are censors. He stated that re are pros and cons of having censorship, and if re is a debate only n will people arrive at some conclusion.

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Pankaj Tripathi has gained many fans following with his works in films as well as in web series. He role as Guruji in Netflix’s Sacred Games and Kaleen Bhaiya /Akhandanand Tripathi in Amazon video’s Mirzapur has earned immense appreciations. He has also appeared in Criminal Justice as Advocate Madhav Mishra on Hotstar. Tripathi was recently seen in a cameo in Netflix’s web film Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth as lead.

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Pankaj Tripathi has an interesting line-up ahead. He will be seen in Sandeep Aur Pink Faraar starring Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra. He will appear in 83 with an ensemble cast lead by Ranveer Singh. Tripathi’s upcoming projects also include Gunjan Saxena, MimiLudo, Romeo and Mumbai Saga. release date of movies is yet to anunced as industry is on halt amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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15:43 IST, April 27th 2020