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eKTa Kapoor: oTT plaTform offerS



                                                                     choice of convenience



                                                                     ilm and television producer Ekta Kapoor has said the new age digital entertainment

                                                                     platform offers a whole variety of content as per the convenience of the target
                                                              Faudience. She is successfully making her mark in the digital entertainment space
                                                               using the OTT (Over The Top) platforms.



                                                               Since Ekta is known for making drama and supernatural shows on TV which is quite
                                                                                                                         opposite  of her shows  on
                                                                                                                         the OTT platform  ALT Balaji
                                                                                                                         and  films  where  she  is

                                                                                                                         experimenting     with    many
                                                                                                                         progressive subjects of the
                                                                                                                         society, she said, “Experiences
                                                                                                                         changed  over  time,  so  films

                                                                                                                         have to change based on that.
                                                                                                                         The convenience  OTT gives
                                                                                                                         you is the choice  that you
                                                                                                                         have now. You don’t have to sit

                                                                                                                         through a three-hour movie in a
                                                                                                                         theatre even though you don’t
                                                                                                                         like it. Don’t like something?
                                                                                                                         Watch something else!”



                                                                                                                         Ekta was present at the Jagran
                                                                                                                         Cinema Summit on Friday
                                                                                                                         evening.



                                                                                                                         “Acceptance  is the biggest
                                                                                                                         word we should learn. I have as
                                                                                                                         much  fun making  a show like

                                                                                                                         Naagin as much as promoting
                                                                                                                         a Lipstick Under My Burkha.
                                                                                                                         Mobile is going to decide what
                                                                                                                         people want  to watch.  They

                                                                                                                         might want to watch both Nagin
                                                                                                                         and Narcos or a romantic movie
                                                                                                                         or a thriller, there’s a whole
                                                                                                                         world out there!” she added.










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