Published 12:56 IST, March 5th 2021
Raveena Tandon on boom of OTT platforms: Female protagonists have been more prominent
Raveena Tandon will soon mark her debut in the digital platform with Netflix’s web show Aranyak. In a recent interview, she spoke about her views on boom of OTT
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Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon will soon mark her debut on digital platform with Netflix’s web show Aranyak. Now, in a recent Netflix special event, ‘See What’s Next India’, Main Khili Tu Anari actor said that OTT platforms have enabled female actors to showcases ir versatility with diverse roles. According to Raveena, although women have gained critical acclamation for featuring in films, it has only gotten better with boom of OTT.
During interaction, Raveena Tandon said that she has seen women taking charge in industry but a global platform like Netflix has also me audiences more aware. Audiences noways know different cinemas and watch international content which has given m an opportunity to explore 'untold stories, different formats and experiment with cinema’. As per Raveena, viewer’s perspective of watching and Indian women has also changed. “Women protagonists have been more prominent that male ones”, opined Raveena.
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upcoming web show Aranyak explores her essaying role of a local cop namely Kasturi Dogra. In show, she will join forces with anor cop Ang on a prominent case of hunting a serial killing entity in a misty and chilly Himalayan town. Speaking of which, Raveena explained that her character has ‘incredible strength’. Kasturi is not trying to level herself in a man’s world, on contrary, she proves herself to be better than anyone else. This factor of character is what attracted Raveena to show.
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Her joining Netflix has not only me actor happy, but even her family is excited to watch her make her debut in OTT world. Talking about same, Raveena ded that being associated with Netflix is a joy and even her family is ‘excited’ about it. For Raveena’s kids, it will be a ‘cool thing’ to watch ir mor in a Netflix show.
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About Aranyak
Helmed by Vinay Waikul, show also features Parambrata Chatterjee, Zakir Hussain and Ashutosh Rana in pivotal roles. web series is jointly bankrolled by Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films and Ramesh Sippy Entertainment banner. While introducing show with her fans on Instagram, Raveena wrote,
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Pesh karte hai, Netflix and LITERAL CHILLS
I’m happy to announce I will be part of @netflix_in Original Series Aranyak that follows two cops on a journey to find a missing tourist and revives myth of a bloodthirsty entity in forest.
12:56 IST, March 5th 2021