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Ranveer Allahbadia’s lewd comment on Samay Raina’s India’s Got Latent has been garnering severe criticism not only from citizens but also from Bollywood and TV celebs. Versatile actor Pankaj Tripathi said that one must know the cultural value of their society and not take pride in speaking nonsense in the name of entertainment.
“This is the world of the internet, and every person has an opinion." “The thing with the internet is that a lot of people become popular faces all of a sudden. They find name and fame, but where is the sensibility? Do they have the required intelligence, in terms of literary knowledge, social behaviour, etc? Society is a lot of things, and one needs to know the cultural value of the society we are living in," said Pankaj while talking to SCREEN.
“Just because there is no clear censorship, it doesn’t mean you can say anything in the name of entertainment. See, it is okay to have fun saying nonsense, but it is not okay to have pride in uttering nonsense. But more importantly, it should never be purely nonsensical ," he added.
“Don’t give so much importance to all this (fame and virality). Anyone can get viral, but just like a viral illness, it will be there for a few days, and then… we move on," he opined.
“The why and how of success determines a lot of things. Of course, I am not arguing about who is right or wrong… but, if you have the power of the word, and people are influenced by what you are saying, then it is important you shoulder that responsibility with a lot of care," the OMG 2 actor concluded.