Jun 20, 2025 12:14 PM IST Actor Shriya Pilaonkar credits the OTT space for significantly shaping her career, says streamers have helped bring this shift “I enjoy playing original characters caught in complex situations as our audience always connects with that,” says Shriya Pilgaonkar, who finds herself gravitating towards such roles more often than “straight romantic ones”. “Ishq-mohobbat se zyada yeh roles somehow finds me,” she says. Actor Shriya Pilaonkar(Instagram) The 36-year-old, who has featured in web shows including Taaza Khabar, Guilty Minds and more recently Chhal Kapat – The Deception, credits the OTT space for significantly shaping her career.

Jun 20, 2025 12:14 PM IST

Actor Shriya Pilaonkar credit the OTT area for considerably shaping her profession, says streamers have helped carry this shift

“I take pleasure in taking part in authentic characters caught in complicated conditions as our viewers all the time connects with that,” says Shriya Pilgaonkar, who finds herself gravitating in direction of such roles extra typically than “straight romantic ones”. “Ishq-mohobbat se zyada yeh roles by some means finds me,” she says.

Actor Shriya Pilaonkar(Instagram)

The 36-year-old, who has featured in net reveals together with Taaza Khabar, Guilty Minds and extra just lately Chhal Kapat – The Deception, credit the OTT area for considerably shaping her profession.

“Streamers have given area to well-written girls characters on display screen and, after all, they’ve huge attain,” she explains, including, “Also OTT helped carry a couple of shift within the definition of a star to somebody relatable fairly than unapproachable, which is a win for actors who worth content material.”

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Of late, there’s a noticeable lull within the leisure scene, significantly on the field workplace, with fewer new releases and a wrestle to draw audiences to theatres. Shriya opines, “I view it as a interval of evolution. Yes, the industrial facet has been hit and theatrical footfall has decreased, little question, as a result of audiences need authentic content material. They are performed with remakes as most are already on tv.

She emphasises that well-received tasks with good content material show that, “genuine tales and creativity by no means go to waste and that’s what I’ve all the time believed”.

Talking in regards to the robust part within the trade, Shriya says, “At current, the trade is in a trial and error part. In truth, two or three of my tasks that have been all set for filming have been halted and I used to be clueless.” She hopes that is merely a short lived part and the trade will overcome. Stressing on the significance of genuine content material, she continues, “We have seen a time of limitless content material, good, dangerous, all of it however solely authentic concepts work.”

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She additionally feels that good content material typically suffers on account of inadequate advertising. “Good content material needs to be supported equally by the media and audiences,” she asserts, suggesting that a little bit appreciation on social media can go a good distance for all.