No one’s job threatened if stars come on OTT, feels Sikandar
With theatres shut for major part the year, 2020 saw a boom in OTT platforms, with big Bollywood stars making their presence felt as either actors or producers. Sikandar Kher, however, feels stars can’t take away jobs from those who’re already doing good work on the web.
“I don’t think anyone’s job is under threat because stars are coming on OTT. People are going where they want to go, doing what they want to do. You’ve to forget that and just focus on yourself,” he shares.
The actor, who starred in web series Aarya and MumBhai last year, believes in keeping a positive outlook when it comes to work. “If you start thinking, ‘Arrey yahan ab apna kuchh nahi hoga, woh log (big stars) aa gaye hain’, then you’re already looking at it in a very negative way. I don’t look at it like that. Whatever is supposed to come my way will come,” he explains.
Kher received a lot of praise for his performance in Aarya, alongside Sushmita Sen. Asked if it made people in Bollywood see him in a new light, he quips, “It’s about something doing well and yes, Aarya was a successful show.”
The actor also admits that there have been more misses that hits in his career. “Unfortunately, my films didn’t do so well. If any of the films were successful, may be a character would have stayed with you... If an actor’s work gets noticed, his career trajectory changes,” says the actor, who has starred in films such as Aurangzeb (2013), Romeo Akbar Walter (2019) and will be seen next in Sooryavanshi.