Actor
Aftab
Shivdasani,
who
recently
made
his
digital
debut
with
the
thriller
Poison
2,
can't
stop
praising
the
medium
and
said
that
OTT
gives
the
actors
much
more
leeway
and
freedom
to
push
boundaries,
and
motivates
them
to
explore
something
new.
While
speaking
to
HT,
Aftab
said,
"I've
done
romantic
and
comedy
films
and
enjoyed
doing
them
as
well,
but
genres
like
action
thrillers,
characters
having
grey
shades
are
things
I
haven't
explored
much
and
something
I
always
wanted
to
do.
My
second
film
Kasoor
(2001)
where
I
played
a
negative
role
got
me
critical
acclaim
but
somehow
filmmakers
don't
see
me
in
those
stories
and
characters
that
OTT
did.
I
hope
this
series
will
make
them
take
notice
that
I've
lot
of
work
and
potential
yet
to
be
tapped
as
an
artiste."
Shivdasani
also
mentioned
the
pros
of
OTT
as
it
provides
equal
opportunities
to
everyone
irrespective
of
their
superstar
status.
"The
whole
star
system
is
not
applicable
to
the
web
space.
Here,
there's
nothing
like
who's
a
bigger
or
a
smaller
star,
it's
all
about
the
content
you
choose.
For
instance,
if
you
look
at
Game
of
Thrones,
besides
Shaun
Bean
no
one
else
was
much
known.
When
the
show
became
big,
the
leading
and
supporting
characters
also
became
household
names.
So,
be
it
a
bigger
or
a
smaller
star,
on
OTT,
it's
all
about
the
narrative,
the
character
you
play
in
it
and
what
impact
you
have
as
that
character
in
the
story,"
concluded
the
actor.
Meanwhile,
Aftab
made
his
Bollywood
debut
with
Ram
Gopal
Varma's
Mast
in
1999.
His
career
took
off
promisingly,
but
over
a
period
of
time,
he
failed
to
stay
relevant
in
the
film
industry.
It
would
be
interesting
to
see
if
Aftab's
career
would
be
revived
via
web
space.