Pankaj Tripathi admits he’s ‘worried’ about state of content in Hindi cinema, believes most South Indian films have flopped as well

He continued, “During the pandemic, people were exposed to stories from around the world on streaming platforms. Their tastes changed, and they began asking, ‘What are you showing us?’ There weren’t a lot of options before, both in terms of what was being made and what was being released. Small films wouldn’t get any room in theatres. But now, even if they don’t, they can be found online.”

About the rise of the South Indian language industries, Pankaj Tripathi begged to differ. Citing a report that he recently read, he said, “It was saying how only a few South Indian films have been hits, the rest of flopped. But I’m worried about the kind of content that is being made in mainstream Hindi cinema.” He told the story of a young writer who had asked him for advice on how much he should charge for a project, and Pankaj told him that he should be getting at least 1% or 2% of the project’s budget.

He said that back in the day, writers like Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar were household names, but these days, nobody knows the names of writers. “People confuse a well-written role for a well-performed role,” he said.

The actor can currently be seen in the Disney+ Hotstar series Criminal Justice: Adhura Sach. He was last seen in Sherdil: The Pilibhit Saga, and will next be seen in OMG 2.