Pankaj Tripathi opens up about films releasing on OTT platforms

Amid the ongoing trend of movies releasing on OTT platforms, actor Pankaj Tripathi has finally broken the silence on the matter. The actor shared that the experience of watching films on big screens is different. But, the performance of the artists must reach out to the audience, be it through any medium.

Mumbai: With many films opting for a digital release amid lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19, acclaimed actor Pankaj Tripathi doesn't see it as a right or a wrong decision. He said the aim is to reach out to the maximum people through any medium whatsoever.

Films like the Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Gulabo Sitabo, Shakuntala Devi starring Vidya Balan and the Akshay Kumar starrer Laxmmi Bomb, among many others, have bypassed traditional theatrical release.

"I am an actor. Our main aim is that we make cinema, and our performance reaches out to maximum people through any medium. Of course, the experience on big screen is different," Pankaj told IANS.

The actor, who has gained a major fan base as Guruji in Sacred Games and Kaleen bhaiya in Mirzapur, added: "The experience there (in cinema theatres) is that people watch it together, in a community. On a small screen, you watch it alone. It's not like that theatres won't open. We have seen big things before and (theatres) have come out of it too."

On the acting front, he will next be seen in Kabir Khan's 83.

With inputs from IANS.