OTT platforms made significant headway over the past seven weeks as the country turned to them for its daily dose of entertainment. With many Bollywood films now seeking direct-to-web release, the streaming giants are poised to give the theatres a run for their money.

Even as the big screen-versus-OTT debate intensifies, Ali Fazal, who was among the first Bollywood actors to take the leap to the web, believes being platform-agnostic is the way ahead for artistes. "Actors should never be bound by language, genre or the format of storytelling. Given the content landscape of today, it is necessary to be open to try new things. [In the post-pandemic world], shooting structures will undergo a drastic change [due to on-set restrictions]," says Fazal.