Stars' films shine, shows falter on OTT

Mainstream Bollywood stars are stuck in an odd dichotomy of appearances on streaming platforms.

- Lata Jha

While their box office hits are equally successful on OTT platforms, original shows that feature top actors often don't find similar traction.

According to experts, recent box office successes such as Raid 2 and Kesari Chapter 2 featuring Bollywood stars such as Ajay Devgn and Akshay Kumar find considerable draw on streaming platforms and figure consistently among the top five films for weeks. However, web originals starring movie actors such as Saif Ali Khan (Jewel Thief), Sidharth Malhotra (Indian Police Force), Varun Dhawan (Citadel: Honey Bunny) and Sara Ali Khan (Ae Watan Mere Watan) failed to live up to expectations.