OTT
platforms
have
taken
a
major
step
forward
in
the
entertainment
business
not
only
because
of
the
Coronavirus
lockdown
but
also
because
of
the
content
they
create
and
provide.
Amidst
this,
there
are
fears
of
theatres
taking
a
back
seat.
Veteran
actor
Paresh
Rawal
opines
that
a
delicate
balance
should
now
be
drawn
in
the
industry
where
neither
OTT
nor
theatres
overpower
each
other.
He
is
appreciative
of
the
contributions
made
by
theatres
to
the
world
of
cinema
for
decades
and
feels
they
shouldn't
be
discarded.
In
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times,
Paresh
said,
"Cinemas
will
never
fade
away
but
people
will
have
to
work
on
the
cost
factor.
There
is
restructuring
that
is
required
because
if
everyone
wants
to
continue
to
run
their
business,
there
has
to
be
rethinking
involved,
and
it
means
everyone.
But
then
OTT
people
should
not
get
so
much
also
that
they
can
arm
twist
us
later."
He
continued,
"We
have
survived
because
of
theatres,
the
big
screen.
We
should
not
discard
them
and
marginalize
them,
no
matter
what
the
demand
and
need
of
OTT
is.
We
have
to
keep
a
balance
and
it
is
a
very
delicate
thing
and
we
have
to
understand
that."
Paresh,
whose
next
film
Coolie
No
1
is
set
to
release
on
OTT,
added,
"In
the
past
seven
or
eight
months,
logo
ne
jo
mazaa
loota
hai
na
because
of
the
OTT
platforms
because
of
the
different
variety
of
subjects.
The
taste
of
the
audience
has
changed
and
altered.
And
we
have
to
be
mindful
of
that
now,
we
should
focus
on
bringing
such
types
of
stories,
focus
on
doing
a
certain
level
of
acting
and
maintaining
it."
Coolie
No
1
is
a
remake
of
the
1995
film
of
the
same
name,
starring
Varun
Dhawan
and
Sara
Ali
Khan
in
the
lead.
The
film
is
directed
by
David
Dhawan,
and
is
set
to
premiere
on
Amazon
Prime
Video
on
December
25.