‘ENTERTAINMENT IS REGARDLESS OF SCREEN SIZE IN TODAY’S WORLD’

Theatres have closed yet again in Maharashtra, and Delhi is in a curfew. Naturally, direct-to-OTT releases are picking up momentum again, as they did in 2020. Now, Arjun Kapoor will make his web debut as his film, Sardar Ka Grandson, releases on an OTT platform. The actor has been in showbiz for seven years now, with each of his films getting a theatrical release, including Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, which had finally hit theatres in March. Kapoor, however is optimistic about his latest film releasing on the digital medium. “It seems exciting to know my film will be released on a streaming platform and consumed by millions across the world. It will be an opportunity for it to be seen in different languages,” he says.

The film was meant for theatres, but the current situation has changed it all. The 35-year-old, who is in Goa to shoot for his next with Mohit Suri, adds, “It was meant to come out in theatres when I signed it and was with the emotion of being presented on the big screen. But today, the world is very different. The form of entertainment is regardless of the size of the screen. I am excited that it is going to transcend screen size...and will be a newer form for me as an actor,” says Kapoor.

What makes the actor okay with even an OTT release for his film is the fact that it will take his performance to a new audience. “I will be able to connect with far more people across the world, and not just our fans or the Indian film consumption base,” he observes.

“It opens more horizons and allows us to tell our stories to a person living in Germany or Argentina, or Africa or Egypt. They can now watch it on these platforms. It is available far more quickly and easily changes the dynamics of telling the story. It becomes much more tangible, and a human story that transcends boundaries. That is what actually our film deals with too,” Kapoor adds.