Abhishek Banerjee wants film industry to note the success of Mirzapur The Movie, avoid tags like OTT and film actor
Actor Abhishek Banerjee discusses the commercial success of 'Mirzapur The Movie' and calls for the industry to stop distinguishing between OTT and mainstream film actors. He highlights the shifting perception of web-based content among established performers.
Why it matters
The success of the Mirzapur film signals a blurring of lines between streaming platforms and traditional theatrical releases in the Indian film industry.
It has been two weeks since the release of Pankaj Tripathi and Ali Fazal's Mirzapur The Movie. The gangster drama, with Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal, and Shweta Tripathi, crossed the ₹100 crore mark within four days of release. The film’s impressive run is a testament to the immense popularity the show and its characters have built over the years.What Abhishek Banerjee saidActor Abhishek Banerjee, who featured as Compounder in the show's inaugural season in 2018, has reprised the character for the film, has spoken about the film's success. He believes it shown that there is no dividing line between mainstream Bollywood artists and OTT performers. Speaking to news agency PTI, Abhishek said, “I was actually bored with the whole idea of people from the industry putting these tags about OTT and Bollywood actors and this and that...
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