English Vinglish: Pankaj Tripathi's language battle at IFFI

English Vinglish: Pankaj Tripathi's language battle at IFFI 

Pankaj Tripathi gave it back with spunk and a punchline like few can when

an audience member at IFFI remarked how the actor can wear jeans but

can't speak English.

"You said one thing to me, that I wear jeans but don't know English. I want

to say, 'Jis umar mein hum bhaasha seekhte hain, us umar mein mere paas

jeans pehenne ka privilege nahi thha ('In the age we learn language, in

that age I was not privileged enough to wear jeans')," Pankaj responded.

Pankaj was as humble as always and chose to deal with his own "English Vinglish" moment in his inimitable style.

A debate of sorts ensued when an audience member urged the participants Rahul Bose, Nila Madhab Panda, Divya Dutta,

Rajshri Deshpande and Pankaj, apart from moderator Aseem Bajaj to speak in English as it was an "international conference.

"Uska kya jisko English nahi aati," Pankaj promptly asked.

Rahul took a dig at the situation saying: "I can speak in English, Bengali, Punjabi, Marathi and Hindi. We can take a vote."