“If you don’t like a particular content, just move on with a single swipe…competition is immense and you are pitted against everyone associated with this profession…therefore, I think we need to buck up more, improvise and improve ourselves to stay in the race,” Chatterjee, synonymous with the iconic character of detective ‘Byomkesh Bakshi’, said.

Today, people can watch cinematic work from India and across the globe in multiple languages, so the consumer is actually the king. He said actors as well as the audience have evolved in the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and are still trying to adjust to the changing scenario. So I think OTT and movies in theatres will co-exist, though we might see a change in viewing patterns,” Chatterjee told PTI in an interview.

“It is difficult to say at this juncture as it’s early days…when we were introduced to television, the cable network and VCR, many people had said the end of cinema is near, but it has sustained. Kolkata, Apr 19 (PTI) The burst of content on OTT platforms and its popularity has shattered language barriers for the audience, and ensured that actors continuously “buck up” and improvise to stay ahead of the competition, feels Bengali superstar Abir Chatterjee.Ī variety of entertainment material up for grabs on a host of OTT streaming sites notwithstanding, good-old cinema in theatres is here to stay, said the popular actor.

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