Anurag Kashyap says OTT people have ‘no cinema experience’ as they are all from TV; says, “One day, everybody will fall. And I’m waiting for everybody to fall”

Anurag Kashyap discussed the pitfalls of OTT as a platform as he insisted that the platform will fall in the next few years.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

January 2, 2025 - 4:56 PM IST

While many have predicted the reign of OTT and its rise, filmmaker Anurag Kashyap fails to accept the same as he insists that the platform is expected to doom in the next few years. The filmmaker, who recently slammed Hindi cinema and its producers, was seen sharing his take on the rising streaming platforms as he continued to slam them for being subscriber-focused and for lacking creativity.

Anurag Kashyap says OTT people have ‘no cinema experience’ as they are all from TV; says, “One day, everybody will fall. And I’m waiting for everybody to fall”

Anurag Kashyap blames their TV background as he asserts they don’t understand cinema

While his interaction with The Hollywood Reporter has garnered attention owing to the filmmaker sharing many of his thoughts uninhibitedly, Anurag Kashyap also discussed about the rise of OTT platforms, and how they fail to risks as they are fearful of losing their subscriber base. “Who are the people running the OTTs? They’re all from TV. They have no cinema experience. They don’t understand cinema. What is their only motive? Subscribers. And to increase subscriber base, they have to dumb it down. The top streamers are multinationals. They’re not Indian-origin companies. They’re answerable, so they’re scared to take risks. In every way, it’s a leash for creativity," he was quoted saying in the media report.

Anurag Kashyap insists that OTT has ‘disrupted’ the system

The filmmaker believes that the streaming platforms lack creativity and doesn’t experiment enough because they are solely focused on their audiences. “These people have jobs with very high salaries and a lifestyle, which they don’t want to lose. There are very few people that I can even have a creative conversation with. That’s why I would rather not do anything than sit down and have a conversation with someone who is trying to save their job or impose their position… OTTs came in and disrupted the system,” he stated.

He went on to add, “First they gave high prices, and then they lowered the prices. Now, nobody is willing to come down. Which is good, because one day, everybody will fall. And I’m waiting for everybody to fall, because then it’ll be a great time to make films again. After we hit rock-bottom, we will make films again. Golden times are coming."

For the unversed, Anurag Kashyap has also worked on OTT projects which includes his popular web-series Sacred Games starring Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui that was one of the first Indian originals that streamed on Netflix.

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