New Delhi:
Disgusted and “disgusted” with the Hindi film industry, Anurag Kashyap opened up about the impact of OTT platforms on Indian cinema and how it thwarted creative progress after initially ushering in positive change.
In a recent interview with hollywood reporter, Anurag Kashyap complained that OTT platforms are afraid of taking risks, instead they are pushing content that was a theatrical release. Criticizing top executives, Anurag Kashyap said they are too “comfortable” to leave their “luxuries” behind.
Anurag Kashyap told The Hollywood Reporter that streaming giants like Netflix and Amazon Prime have brought hope to the Indian entertainment market with their arrival. But gradually, they lose their shine and now they are producing ordinary content.
“But who are the people running OTT? They are all from TV. They have no experience of cinema. They do not understand cinema. What is their sole objective? Subscribers. And to increase the subscriber base, they have to reduce it. Will happen,” Anurag said.
Anurag said, “The top streamers are multinationals. They are not Indian-origin companies. They are accountable, so they are afraid to take risks. In every way, it is a leash for creativity.”
Addressing the lack of encouraging interaction with OTT people, Anurag said, “These people have very high paying and lifestyle jobs, which they don’t want to lose.”
Anurag further said, “There are very few people with whom I can even have a constructive conversation. So I would do nothing better than sitting and having a conversation with someone who is trying to save his job or impose his position. ” ,
“OTTs came and disrupted the system. First they gave high prices, and then they reduced the prices. Now, no one is willing to come down. That’s good, because one day, everyone will fall down. And I Everyone is waiting for fall, because then it will be a great time to make films again.
After reaching rock-bottom, we will make films again. Golden times are coming,” Anurag expressed hope.
Talking about Anurag Kashyap’s OTT stint, he co-directed Netflix’s first original Indian series. sacred game With Vikramaditya Motwane. He later directed films such as the Netflix anthology Ghost stories And Stories of lust.
