Akshay Kumar counters Aamir Khan’s six-month gap | Indian Movie News
The ongoing debate over the best gap between theatrical releases and OTT premieres has discovered two of Bollywood’s greatest stars on reverse ends. After Aamir Khan lately advocated for a six-month window to defend the theatrical business, Akshay Kumar has voiced his disagreement, suggesting that a shorter gap is more sensible for all stakeholders.
In a dialog with ABP Live, Akshay careworn that OTT platforms, which invest closely in digital rights, also deserve honest treatment. “According to me, a three-month gap is okay. Six months is too long because at the end of the day, the OTT platform is paying you for the digital rights. They also need to benefit from the deal,” he said.
The actor-producer added that the industry ought to return to the pre-pandemic model, where theatres and streaming platforms co-existed without friction. “When it comes to digital rights sale, producers happily take money from the OTT platform. But when we want to, we also conveniently say our films aren’t working because of OTT. We don’t consider that maybe we’re not making the right films,” he remarked.
Akshay admitted he consumes a vital quantity of OTT content himself, not just for leisure but also to scout expertise for his own initiatives. “I don’t have any other work than making movies. Since I’m not educated, I do only movies. So, I get a lot of time to watch OTT,” he shared. Acknowledging his journey, he added, “Thirty percent is hard work, which should feel like you’ve done 100% hard work, but you also need that 70% luck to make it. When I enter a studio, I often see a struggler better looking, a better dancer, and who does better action than me, but he hasn’t gotten a chance yet.”
His feedback come in the backdrop of Aamir Khan’s evolving perspective on the theatrical-to-OTT window. The Laal Singh Chaddha star has long criticized the shrinking gap, blaming it for dwindling footfalls in cinemas. After Kiran Rao’s Laapataa Ladies underperformed theatrically but discovered immense recognition upon its Netflix release, Aamir doubled down on his call for a minimal six-month gap.
At current, most movies observe an eight-week theatrical-to-digital model.
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