OTT will reach a saturation point, says Abhishek Banerjee

Rishabh Suri

Abhishek Banerjee has found success on the web space, be it with Paatal Lok, Pitchers or Typewriter. With a considerable experience on the medium, the actor feels given the speed with which it is moving ahead, OTT will eventually reach a saturation point.

“It does seem like that. I don’t remember the last show, which I was excited about. There is a saturation which is definitely going to come in,” he says. The 37-year-old says it will happen in a couple of years. “We love formulas in our industry. Hum ek ke baad vaisi hi films banate hain. Stree (2018) was a genrebending horror comedy, we had not seen something like that. Everybody started doing that and terribly failed,” adds Banerjee, who has a busy year ahead with three web shows and the film Nazarandaaz.

Elaborating on why those projects fail, he goes on to say that there is not much thought behind them. Banerjee says, “You don’t make things just because they are working out, but because you believe in it. If you don’t believe, that will show in the story. The same with sports dramas, some don’t click.”

His most popular show remains Paatal Lok, which released in 2020 and recently completed two years. With the second season on the way, fans have already started expecting to see him, even though his character Hathoda Tyagi died in the first season. Banerjee, amused by his fans’ wish, says: “I don’t know why! People just want to see, par voh possible nahin hai! I am excited for the new shows I am doing. It is going to be a busy year. Next year, I will start taking it slow again. For my birthday (May 4), I wanted to run away, but had to stay here for work, nahin toh main kahin pahaadon mein hota.”

You don’t make things just because they are working out, but because you believe in it. ABHISHEK BANERJEE , Actor