OTT pull breaks hiatus
The emerging trend indicates a pattern of many actors taking the OTT route for a comeback and it’s proving a win-win!
OTT platforms are being hailed as the next big thing in the world of entertainment and everyone wants a piece of it. The boom in digital content has not only paved way for the entry of fresh talent but has also pulled back many established actors from a hiatus.
For instance, veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, who has been away from acting for a couple of years, is gearing up for his web debut and is reportedly going to star in a series with Shruti Haasan.
Even Milind Soman, who has stayed away from the screen for a very long time now, returned to acting first with Four More Shots Please! and recently did a fullfledged role in the web series Paurashpur.
“There are more than 80 OTT platforms in India. When it comes to people who’re creating content, it is an opportunity to do much better quality work and there’s so much variety. You can experiment much more. There’s no pressure like there’s in films that people have to like it in the first weekend... You can choose the journey you want with the OTT platforms,” shares Soman.
Similarly Nikhil Dwivedi also made an acting comeback with the web show, Scam 1992, as the actor was “very excited” about the story as well as the platform. “It may not have been a big role, but was very impactful. Hansal (Mehta, director) is a very sensible maker and he called me up and said you’ve to do it. The OTT gave me the chance that I didn’t get in the last six years. That’s the difference OTT has got,” he shares.
In the past one year, OTTs
ACTORS SUCH AS SUSHMITA SEN AND MILIND SOMAN MADE A SPLASHING REENTRY IN THE ACTING WORLD THROUGH WEB PLATFORMS
have witnessed many prominent actors making a comeback including Karisma Kapoor (Mentalhood), Sushmita Sen, Chandrachur Singh (both Aarya) and Muzamil Ibrahim(Special Ops).
Sandhya Mridul, too, came back to acting with Mentalhood last year and she calls it a welcome change for actors like her.
“The scope of doing new types of roles is just so much more on the digital platform. I really feel that it has been a massive boon for many like me who have just been waiting. I’m looking forward to now continue with this momentum,” says Mridul.