Pankaj Tripathi at e-Mind Rocks 2021: OTT made stars out of us actors

Pankaj Tripathi, in a session titled The new age hero: What it takes to succeed in both films and OTT at India Today e-Mind Rocks 2021, spoke about self-censorship, how OTT made stars out of actors, and more.

Over the last few years, if there's one actor who has reached the pinnacle of success and popularity, it is Pankaj Tripathi. It was all well deserved, given the actor's calibre. But the Mirzapur actor will give credit to the OTT explosion that made stars out of actors like him. Talking about foraying into acting, Pankaj starts off with an anecdote. He reveals how in his teenage years, he had gone to perform puja in a household. When he asked for his dakshina, he was told he is so young, and instead of money he was granted free entry into all the three local theatres - the three men of the house were employed as watchmen at those theatres. And perhaps watching film after film is where the acting bug bit him.