The
changed
global
situation
due
to
the
Coronavirus
pandemic
has
got
films
opting
to
release
on
OTT
platforms
in
the
Hindi
film
industry.
This
has
irked
theatre
owners
and
got
celebrities
divided
on
the
topic.
Actor
Harshvardhan
Kapoor
sees
this
development
as
a
positive
one
because
box
office
numbers
will
no
longer
be
used
to
judge
whether
a
film
is
good
or
not.
He
also
feels
OTT
platforms
give
the
opportunity
to
compete
with
content
from
all
over
the
world,
and
therefore
the
quality
of
the
film
will
be
given
more
regard.
Speaking
to
Hindustan
Times,
Harshvardhan
said
about
filmmakers
opting
for
digital
release,
"Good
that
it's
happening
because
now
it's
all
about
the
chatter.
It's
all
about
what
people
are
saying
about
the
film.
The
box
office
is
no
longer
that
much
of
benchmark.
It's
not
that
a
film
made
so
much
money
so
it
must
be
good.
It's
a
different
way
of
judging
now."
"It's
like
playing
at
the
World
Cup
as
opposed
to
playing
at
Ranji
Trophy.
That's
the
way
I
look
at
doing
films.
I
want
people
and
my
friends
from
all
over
the
world
should
be
able
to
watch
my
work," he
added.
Talking
about
his
preferences,
Harshvardhan
said,
"Anyway,
the
films
I
like
to
do,
my
sensibilities
are
a
little
bit
off
beat.
So,
I
don't
have
that
obsession
that
my
films
have
to
release
in
a
theatre.
I
don't
think
that
my
film
has
to
make
this
much
money
and
sell
this
many
tickets.
For
me,
that's
not
what
it
is
about.
I
honestly
think
the
box
office
collection
is
a
reflection
of
people's
desire
to
want
to
go
see
a
film,
it
doesn't
reflect
the
quality
of
the
film."
Harshvardhan
was
last
seen
in
Bhavesh
Joshi
Superhero,
directed
by
Vikramaditya
Motwane.
He
will
next
be
seen
in
an
Abhinav
Bindra
biopic
which
is
untitled
as
of
now.