The ongoing debate over the supreme gap between theatrical releases and OTT premieres has discovered two of Bollywood’s largest stars on reverse ends. After Aamir Khan not too long ago advocated for a six-month window to shield the theatrical enterprise, Akshay Kumar has voiced his disagreement, suggesting {that a} shorter gap is extra sensible for all stakeholders.
Akshay Kumar counters Aamir Khan’s six-month gap between theatres and streaming releases: “OTT platforms also need to benefit from the deal”
In a dialog with ABP Live, Akshay careworn that OTT platforms, which make investments closely in digital rights, also deserve honest therapy. “According to me, a three-month gap is okay. Six months is too long because at the end of the day, the OTT platform is paying you for the digital rights. They also need to benefit from the deal,” he mentioned.
The actor-producer added that the trade ought to return to the pre-pandemic mannequin, the place theatres and streaming platforms co-existed with out friction. “When it comes to digital rights sale, producers happily take money from the OTT platform. But when we want to, we also conveniently say our films aren’t working because of OTT. We don’t consider that maybe we’re not making the right films,” he remarked.
Akshay admitted he consumes a major quantity of OTT content material himself, not only for leisure however also to scout expertise for his personal initiatives. “I don’t have any other work than making movies. Since I’m not educated, I do only movies. So, I get a lot of time to watch OTT,” he shared. Acknowledging his journey, he added, “Thirty percent is hard work, which should feel like you’ve done 100% hard work, but you also need that 70% luck to make it. When I enter a studio, I often see a struggler better looking, a better dancer, and who does better action than me, but he hasn’t gotten a chance yet.”
His feedback are available in the backdrop of Aamir Khan’s evolving perspective on the theatrical-to-OTT window. The Laal Singh Chaddha star has lengthy criticized the shrinking gap, blaming it for dwindling footfalls in cinemas. After Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies underperformed theatrically however discovered immense reputation upon its Netflix launch, Aamir doubled down on his name for a minimal six-month gap.
At current, most movies comply with an eight-week theatrical-to-digital mannequin.
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