‘OTT platforms gave hope to budding actors’

Neha Saini

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 4

While over-the-top (OTT) platforms have delivered consistent hits during the lockdown, the trend seems to continue with success of Mirzapur 2 and the likes.

A city-based actor, Sukhmani Sadana, who would be seen in second season of ALT Balaji’s successful thriller “Apaharan”, said the audience has no patience left for slow loving storylines.

“With emergence of OTT platforms as a primary source of entertainment, the audience has become smart and aware of international shows. One has to match up to their expectations and the kind of fast action paced story telling in the genre. Obviously, success of some of crime- based shows on the OTT platforms has validated their popularity,” she said. Sadana woud be joining the original star cast, including Mahie Gill, Arunoday Singh and Varun Badola, among others.

Earlier, she was a part of “Sacred Games” that set the precedent for future of the genre on web platforms.

Sadana stated that work in crime-based shows has become stressful. “There is so much competition among makers to make catchy, fast-paced shows that engage the audience right from the beginning. With international shows being explored by Indian audience like never before, expectations are high and it’s sometimes too stressful. As an artist you know that the audience will be judging everything,” she said.

With pressure also comes an opportunity, she said. “Numerous web shows have been nominated and acknowledged at “Emmy” and it gives artistes truly a chance to show their potential. With films, the opportunities to find your spot are limited, but the OTT platforms have given work and hope to artists who had once given up and thought of quitting. Now, we know that there is an equal opportunity.”