'Films Are Earning Thousands Of Crores', Manoj Bajpayee On Difference Between OTT And Cinemas

Bollywood Actor Manoj Bajpayee recently dominated the OTT platforms thanks to his string of well-received movies and web series'. Infact did you know his OTT feature film Gulmohar received 10 million views in the first week of its release? The actor has now discussed the differences between OTT releases and theatrical releases along with Gulmohar's success.

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Manoj Bajpayee discussed the wonderful reception he received for his OTT movie Gulmohar in an interview.

He told Etimes, ¡°It is a big deal. If they are saying that Gulmohar garnered 10 million views in the first week, that is fine, but how many people were actually watching it? That way, Gulmohar is very different. If you are saying 10 million, then I would say double it or triple it because most of the time people have seen it with family members. So if you go by that, Gulmohar today is the most watched film on OTT. If you are going to watch a film in a cinema hall and three people are going, you will buy three movie tickets, but on OTT, if four or five people are watching the content, it only counts as one view.¡±

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In addition to this, Manoj Bajpayee went on to explain what distinguishes an OTT platform release from a theatrical release.

He said, ¡°The parameters of success of a project on OTT and theatres are entirely different. While for theatres, it is the number of tickets sold, for OTT it should be genuine likes and praises. The OTT business is very different, and what people like on OTT and what they don¡¯t like are very different from films. In theatres, they can make something about the metaverse, and suddenly these films are earning thousands of crores, but that doesn¡¯t mean everyone has gone and watched it. And even if they have gone to theatres, it doesn¡¯t mean that they liked it.¡±

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Gulmohar to open the Indian Film Festival Stuttgart

Gulmohar has been chosen as the opening fil, for the 20th Indian picture Festival in Stuttgart, Germany. The family drama, which was directed by Rahul V. Chittella, premiered on Disney+ Hotstar earlier this year to favourable critical and viewer reception. The movie has already received praise from critics abroad, particularly at the New York Indian Film Festival. It's interesting to note that director Rahul V. Chittella took home the German Star of India award for his short film Azaad at the same festival in 2017.

The movie Gulmohar, starring Sharmila Tagore, Manoj Bajpayee, Suraj Sharma, Simran, and Amol Palekar, tells the moving tale of a family, lead by a matriarch, who decides to sell their ancestral home. Rahul V. Chittella was the director of the movie.

For those who have missed the OTT film, you can stream it on Disney Plus Hotstar.

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