The coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown had made almost all industries suffer including the entertainment industry which is now starting to crawl back again to normalcy. However, actor Shreyas Talpade feels that though it was a tough year, it had a silver lining to it.
Speaking about the same, Shreyas told Hindustan Times, "To be honest post lockdown, a lot of things have changed. The OTT which happened last year has given a lot of people the confidence to produce some exciting content. Our industry suffered a lot but it is like when you hit rock bottom, from there you only go up. I think we all will go up from now on."
Shreyas said that there has been an ample amount of change in terms of the mindset of the film industry as well. "We needed this correction to happen. Somewhere I feel happy that this correction took place because it was getting a little chaotic out there in Bollywood. It was not fair, it was pretty one-sided… a lot of things. So this correction was necessary. From here on we pretty much have an equal playing field for all of us. Things are looking bright, amazing, and exciting," he said.
For the uninformed, Shreyas had made his directorial debut in the year 2017 with 'Poster Boys'. Speaking about his upcoming projects, Shreyas said, "I have one Hindi film and one Marathi film with Mahesh Manjrekar coming out. Then there is also a series and a couple of very good Hindi film offers which I am considering because the roles are too good. I will also be producing my own Marathi film this year. I have also been offered a few directorial projects, so yes it is quite busy for me. While you want to do everything there is only so much that you can do."
In addition to this, Shreyas is also ready with his own OTT platform which will focus on theatre and performing arts.
He said, "It is a very unique platform. We will launch soon. Right now we have already 100 hours of content exclusively shot for us. We are very happy that during the pandemic, we create jobs for 730 people. So that's a satisfaction which can't be compared to anything else."