Have taken Big names I can’t over OTT, them compete with

WIf I am not headlining a show, then so be it. I am not interested in playing second fiddle. AAHANA S KUMRA, Actor

hen it comes to OTT, actor Aahana S Kumra, known for her roles in Inside Edge and Call My Agent, is being particularly selective. “There was a time when OTT was booming and good content was the focus, but things have changed now. All the big names (actors) have suddenly taken over the space. Makers cast them as the first lead and then they are like, ‘Second lead wala aap kar lijiye’,” she says.

But the Rangbaaz actor isn’t okay with that. “I don’t want to jump into anything because I don’t have a project in hand. If I am not headlining a show, then so be it. I am not interested in repeating myself or playing second fiddle,” shares Kumra, who is busy with theatre and is awaiting the release of a film, co-starring Purab Kohli and Rajat Kapoor.

Kumra, who starred in the second season of the military drama, Avrodh: Within the Seige, feels most web shows have “started to look similar”. She elaborates, “Everybody is making a crime drama; it’s cutcopy-paste content. Makers are obsessed with [stories based on conflicts in] Kashmir-Pakistan . They will either make me a cop or an antagonist and I don’t want that.”

Another reason she is being “very careful” about her choices is that it’s hard to compete with yesteryear actors. “Jinn actors ki filmein chal nahin rahin and many yesteryear actors, have woken up to OTT. I can’t compete with them. So, I’m happy doing theatre and films. Jab kuch achcha aayega, tab dekhenge. If that means waiting a little longer, that’s okay,” she ends.