Bollywood diva and superstar Madhuri Dixit Nene opens about her idea of OTT platforms promoting films of every genre. According to the actor, OTT platforms have provided a sturdy platform to the storytellers and filmmakers to produce and feature films on bold subjects with no cap. Madhuri’s latest release Maja Ma has been up on Amazon Prime Video.
Before Maja Ma, Madhuri made her OTT debut Netflix’s The Fame Game which received immense love from the audience. “Times were different in the 90s. With the advent of OTT, different stories can be told without having to think of the constraints of releasing them in theatres. On OTT the stories can be told the way you want to and you can pick subjects you want to,” the actor was found quoting in an interview with PTI.”
“On OTT people watch films and series from all over the world, with different topics and that has made it possible for people here to come out and make a bold film like this. Makers are now telling stories for a global audience, Madhuri added.
Madhuri has given massive hits in line starting with Tezaab, Dil, Khalnayak and Hum Aapke Hain Koun…!, Mrityudand, Prahaar, and Pukar, Lajja and Dedh Ishqiya.
“In my mind, I never saw myself as a superstar. Even when I was doing films like Khalnayak, Beta, Raja, Mrityudand, Prahar.. I don’t think I looked at myself as an actor belonging to one particular genre. I look at the story that we are going to tell through the movie,” the actor mentioned about the choices she made in her career.
“Bandish Bandits” fame director Anand Tiwari’s film received mixed views from the critics, however the audience liked the feature film. The film also stars Gajraj Rao, Ritwik Bhowmik, Rajit Kapur, Simone Singh, Sheeba Chaddha, and Ninad Kamat.
“The audience we are addressing is the one that would not sit together and watch this film together. They have had conversations. If the audience agrees with the conversation and thinks this needs to go further or be braver, it is great,” the director mentioned.
“Besides, there were people from the community who watched the film prior to the release, to make sure we were doing it sensitively and with the right spirit,” he added.
According to Madhuri she made it a point that being an actor the shall be no stereotypes attached to the character. She said, “She is a mother, a lovely wife, part of the community and an important figure as she helps women to organise Garba. She plays all these roles but what comes out is a small part of her personality. We see these people every day. There was no stereotype or anything that we followed. We followed the story of this woman and her journey.”
“I have my own fan base, an audience that looks up to me. When we started making this film, our intention was to make it with a lot of sensitivity and graciousness. If the message reaches more people because of my presence, I will be happy,” she added.
