NullPointerException when any list element is null

LambdaEx.java

package com.knoldus;

import org.apache.commons.collections4.CollectionUtils;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

public class LambdaEx {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        final List<String> names = new ArrayList<>();
        names.add("Kunal");
        names.add("Akshansh");
        names.add(null);

        final List<String> modifiedCollection = CollectionUtils.emptyIfNull(names)
                .stream()
                .filter( name -> name.equalsIgnoreCase("Kunal"))
                .map(name -> name + "Sethi")
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        CollectionUtils.emptyIfNull(modifiedCollection).forEach(System.out::println);

    }
}