EXCESS VISIBILITY ON WEB: DOES IT CONCERN ARTISTES?

Actors share views on whether overexposure on OTT is a concern, or more work is always welcome!

Surge in consumption of digital content has translated to more work for artistes. Indeed, with the demand for streaming content increasing by the day, the supply has also been made faster, to the extent that new seasons of popular shows at times, come out within a few months. This has led to a pattern where the popular faces of digital platform not only revisit their roles in all seasons, but also sometimes simultaneously work in different projects.

So for such artistes, is this increasing visibility a boon or a bane? And don’t they fear getting overexposed?

Sharing her thoughts on it, Shefali Shah, who until now had been content with one project coming out every couple of years and is now juggling multiple projects, says, “What’s overexposure when you’re playing so many different characters. I feel good to know that people recognise me for my characters rather than me. Why would it be overexposure if I can pull off being different people? That’s the struggle I deal with in every project.” Shah recently finished work on Humans, a web series, and has Delhi Crime season 2 lined up next.

Arguing that being visible is what an actor wants, Darshan Kumaar is happy with being seen in multiple projects. “People will watch me again and again in different avatars. They want to see good stories, good actors. It’s a good time for actors, so we are getting appreciation,” says the 35-year-old, who was also seen in season 2 of Aashram.

Moreover, many actors who weren’t doing much on the film front are getting a lot of work in the OTT space. This is why they don’t have to be conscious of anything such as brand value, feels Ranvir Shorey. “It’s not like I’m a superstar who can only release one film in a year or two years. I don’t belong to that category. I would happily be able to be a part of different kind of roles and projects. If they were releasing every few months, I’d be happy,” says Shorey, 49, who was seen in Sunflower this year, and is shooting for another show currently.

Indeed, actor Divya Dutta feels being part of multiple projects or not is an individual choice and may have its drawback too.

“Abhi jo cast kar rahe hain, woh kahega, ‘Arey yeh toh har series mein nazar aa raha ya rahi hai, isko chhod do’ , while some will say they are okay with it. It depends on how you perceive it. You’ve to just make your own personal judgement, as far as choosing and timing is concerned. If you’re enjoying yourself, then even if your projects come soon or late, people will enjoy seeing you,” says the actor, who started off on the space with Special OPS, followed by Hostages that came after five months.

Echoing similar sentiment, Tanuj Virwani feels as an actor, one is a commodity, and you don’t want to be burnt out or risk verexposure.

“It’s been a very good year for me, and upcoming show Cartel will be my fourth release in all probability. Then I’ve Inside Edge season 3 and Illegal. Sometimes, what happens is you shot for certain projects before the pandemic, and they keep coming out one after the other. As an actor, you don’t really have control over it. Ideally, I’d like to space out my releases, that would be good for the health of my career,” he concludes.

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You’ve to make your own judgement, as far as choosing and timing is concerned. If you’re enjoying yourself, then even if you come soon or late, people will enjoy seeing you DIVYA DUTTA, Actor

Shefali Shah has season 2 lined up next Divya Dutta features in and Ranvir Shorey plays a pivotal role in web series

Darshan Kumaar played a cop in and was seen in the role of a boxer in Tanuj Virwani, aced the role of a cricketer in and plays the lead role in Manoj Bajpayee starred in and played the role of an intelligence agent in