TIL Desk Bollywood/ Actress-producer Anushka Sharma feels nothing can substitute the experience of watching a film on the big screen, and feels the post-Covid era will usher in a new wave where OTT platforms will “parallely exist” with theatres. “Let’s be very honest, these are extraordinary circumstances that we are all experiencing.
I think, to judge anything on the basis of this time would probably not be valid,” Anushka told, when asked if the digital medium was filling a void of content due to the shutdown of the film industry amid the pandemic.”But yes, certain things have come forward, which I think are true. For example, I think the digital platforms have, not just because of COVID-19, but over the years, established themselves in a way that they are creating a wave with the content that they’re doing.
They have a wider reach. Filmmakers like us are able to explore ideas and stories that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to, because of — I don’t know if that’s the right word — but let’s say, because of the pressures of a box-office release,” added the actress, who is looking forward to the release of her next production, the supernatural thriller film Bulbbul.
