Bollywood & South Biggies Take The OTT plunge

The true blood cinematic lover hero and heroines at first thumbed their noses at the OTT platforms but now, post the pandemic lockdown, many big stars have made their digital debuts on the OTT platform.

- Sumita Chakraborty

They scoffed at the OTT platforms at first… they felt it was a much lesser platform than the big screen and it would be a come down for them to be seen on it. Post pandemic, things have changed. The lockdown hit the theatres in solar plexis and crippled it. The suddenly OTT platforms became the new hero of the celluloid familes.

Over the last two years, many Bollywood actors stars like Saif Ali Khan, Sushmita Sen, Arjun Kapoor, Akshay Kumar, and Rajkummar Rao have taken the plunge and made their way to the OTT platform.

Adding to this list now is:

Ajay Devgn: One of the country’s biggest stars, Ajay Devgn, with his crime thriller, Rudra - The Edge of Darkness makes his digital series debut. Ajay Devgn dons a new avatar of a fierce cop, taking viewers on a journey into the dark oceanic depths of criminal minds. Spanning over six episodes, this gripping series is an Indian rendition of the iconic and globally successful British series, Luther. As Rudra - The Edge of Darkness releases in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam and Bengali; let’s take a look at shows and films featuring other Bollywood stars.

Madhuri Dixit Nene: Fame Game: ‘The Fame Game’ (formerly known as Finding Anamika) takes us into the world of superstar Anamika played by the evergreen, ever-gorgeous Madhuri Dixit Nene! Madhuri makes her streaming debut with Netflix’s latest family drama The Fame Game, where she will be seen rekindling her on-screen chemistry with her former co-star Sanjay Kapoor after nearly 21 years, as well giving us another iconic on-screen duo with Manav Kaul.