Pankaj Tripathi believes a doctor can save a dying man, but an artiste can do a lot more: heal a dying society by questioning the wrong and upholding the right. The actor says an artiste's work should never exist in vanity as while science makes life easier, arts give it a meaning. "In life, we have two segments: arts and science. We need science to make our lives easier. But what do we live for? We enjoy life through arts. So it's an artistes duty to question the wrongs happening in the society. To make a satire out of it. To make people aware through their art forms writing, painting, acting, etc" Tripathi told PTI.

The reason for the emphasis on an artiste to do work which reflects the current scenario is, Tripathi says, art has the power to make people better. "If every individual starts listening to poetry, watch plays and see paintings, they'll become a better human. Art makes you a better human being and that reflects in society. Across the world, wherever good art has been created, that society has been in crisis."