Many
members
of
the
Hindi
film
industry
are
viewing
the
emergence
of
OTT
platforms
as
a
positive
game
changer,
as
the
barometer
for
success
is
different
to
that
of
theatres.
Actor
Vijay
Varma,
who
had
a
breakthrough
with
the
2019
film
Gully
Boy,
feels
that
a
much-needed
push
to
his
career
has
been
given
by
the
OTT
projects
that
he
has
worked
on
in
recent
times.
"The
OTTs
have
accepted
me
and
not
the
other
way
round,
I
feel,"
said
Vijay,
in
an
interview
with
Hindustan
Times.
He
continued,
"We
knew
the
significance
was
always
there
but
it
was
only
restricted
to
certain
kinds
of
audiences.
With
no
access
to
movie
theatres
(due
to
the
lockdown),
which
was
taking
away
one
key
thing
from
one's
life,
OTTs
filled
that
void
.
I'm
very
glad
that
audiences
get
to
see
our
work
form
their
own
comfortable
places,
maintaining
their
safety."
Talking
about
how
the
experience
of
viewing
content
on
OTT
is
different
from
that
of
theatres,
he
said,
"We're
entertainers
and
actors.
We
want
to
be
seen
and
know
what
people
like
about
our
work.
Now,
because
it's
all
digital,
the
entire
thing
is
very
prompt.
Earlier,
it
was
seeti
maro
audience
that
gave
you
the
response,
now
it's
the
story
on
social
media
or
a
mention
or
a
comment
that
tells
you
about
their
response."
Vijay
added
that
OTT
is
a
far
more
democratic
space
because
of
which
it
is
a
great
time
to
be
an
artiste.
"There
are
two
ways
to
look
at
it.
One
is
the
audience's
point
of
view
that
they
need
to
be
entertained,
and
second
that
it's
a
great
time
to
be
an
artiste.
It's
a
far
more
democratic
space.
People
have
the
choice
to
what
they
want
to
watch
and
how
they
want
to
watch," he
said.
On
OTT,
Vijay
was
last
seen
in
the
second
season
of
the
hit
crime
thriller
series
Mirzapur,
which
also
stars
Pankaj
Tripathi,
Vikrant
Massey,
Ali
Fazal
and
others.
In
films,
he
was
last
seen
in
the
action
thriller
Baaghi
3.