Famous Bollywood actor Pankaj Jha recently talked about the how the real side of the industry isn’t showed and how they fail the acknowledge real talents. Panchayat’s MLA, Pankaj Jha commented on how the real talents in the film industry takes time for recognition, calling it a disease.
Introduction
Pankaj Jha who was recently seen in Panchayat 3 as MLA which was streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime Video talked about his journey as an actor. He expressed that how still he feels that he doesn’t belongs to this place.
Pankaj Jha on showbiz
The actor said that how the glamour was of the industry overshadows the reality of the same where a person completely loses himself. He said that acting is like any other job a person does and it should not be made that complicated.
The actor praised legendary actor Irrfan Khan stating that he has been the only real actor in the industry making a benchmark which everyone is trying to trying to reach. He also slammed the film fraternity for taking such a long time to recognise such an amazing talent like Irrfan Khan stating how Khan’s movie were not seen much and his movies and shows went unnoticed for more than a decade.
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He also put forward his views on how the actors should decide against watching a movie because they often tend and try to mimic someway or the other.
He also mentioned about his journey as an actor on how when he was signing films after films he wasn’t satisfied, questioning his life choices as he didn’t wanted that kind of a life which made him uncomfortable and how Osho helped him overcoming that. He also stated how he has indulged himself in writing and painting and how he stays away from all of these.
Pankaj Jha’s recent interview on Pankaj Tripathi and Anurag Kashyap
Pankaj Jha recently came into light with his remarks on actor Pankaj Tripathi and director Anurag Kashyap.
The actor called out the two mercilessly stating that how Pankaj Tripathi highlights his struggle while snatching roles from people. He slammed director Anurag Kashyap for fake promises and called him a “spineless human” because apparently he was offered the role played by Pankaj Tripathi in Gangs of Wasseypur which proved to be major success for his growing career.
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Telling the same he said that he was offered the role first by Kashyap but due to his shoot schedule he asked him to postpone the meeting for 2 days because he was busy and could attend the meet after 2 days, but after reaching there he found out that the Pankaj Tripathi was already locked in for the role.
He accused Kashyap for lacking honesty in his work which affected his career for missing out on major roles. The actor also stated that he doesn’t have any hard feelings for Anurag Kashyap and still very much loves him, he said that he believes in moving forward.
Reacting to his comments, Anurag Kashyap stated of 2 people are involved in the story, there are always 2 sides to it. He said that when they were making the film it was a very different condition as they were on a very tight budget and because of his unavailability couldn’t wait for him.
Pankaj Jha is a renowned Bollywood actor who is an alumni from the National School Of Drama(NSD), Delhi.
