Pankaj Tripathi On Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina Row: ‘They Find Name And Fame, But Where Is Sensibility?

Pankaj Tripathi recently weighed in on the India’s Got Latent controversy that Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia have landed themselves into.

Pankaj opined that one must know the cultural value of their society and not take pride in speaking nonsense. He mentioned that fame is fleeting and virality shouldn’t be given much importance today.

Pankaj Tripathi told SCREEN, “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.

He mentioned, “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.”

Pankaj opined, “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.” “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,” he concluded.

For the unversed, Ranveer has been facing backlash for his recent comments on India’s Got Latent. During a recent episode of the show, he allegedly asked a contestant an inappropriate question involving body parts and proposed an indecent act in exchange for Rs 2 crore. The outrage peaked when he posed a controversial question: “Would you watch your parents have sex every day for the rest of your life or join once to stop it forever?”

A police complaint was filed against Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, Ashish Chanchlani, Jaspreet Singh and Apoorva Makhija. The FIR accuses them of promoting obscene and sexually explicit content on the show, invoking multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).