New Delhi, March 11 Good cinema is facing a significant challenge, says Vishal Bhardwaj. This was the case in the pre-OTT era, and even now, filmmakers are being told that their projects should be released in theaters first, before being taken to streaming platforms.
The casualty of this is "cinema of the heart and sensibility," added the director of "O' Romeo." Twenty years ago, it would have been easy to raise funds for films such as his own “Haider,” Vikramaditya Motwane’s “Udaan,” and Anurag Kashyap’s “Gangs of Wasseypur,” which were released in theaters and appreciated by discerning audiences.
Not anymore.
"Now you won't be able to raise funds for them. There is a clear distinction: 'This is the subject, take it to OTT,' and the OTT people say, 'No, we don't want it, release it in theaters first, then we will take it here.' Good films are suffering as a result," Bhardwaj told
