Which one is your favorite, watching films on theatre or an OTT platform from the comfort of your bed? Some may say big screen cinema provides them with such a thrill, they would choose it every time. The others would interject that who has all that money to spare!
Imtiaz Ali and Tapsee Pannu discussed just the same in a recent interview! The acclaimed director of films like Rockstar, Highway, and Jab We Met, Imtiaz Ali, is no butterfly chaser as he puts himself, he is happy with having no solution around this argument. While most of his big films were theatre releases he recently released Amar Singh Chamkila on OTT and it became a massive hit in a short time.
Tapsee on the other hand, approaches this question critically just as her films approach social issues. Dunki actress believes that some large-scale films require communal viewing to create impact. And some films can be viewed one-on-one and OTT is best for them.
While OTT has democratized film-making, with more and more directors, writers, producers, and actors showing their creativity. Space has been created to tell multiple stories that emerge from different demographics. OTT release prevents the cost of marketing and distribution that only big-budget films could afford. Yet Lapata Ladies and 12th Fail in recent times have shown the power of smaller-scale films in theatres. The domination of theatre films has overridden the mentality of the masses for quite a long and OTT is just the cultural shift we need!
