New Delhi [India]: Actor John Abraham, who is occupied with advancing his upcoming film, ‘Ek Villain Returns,’ as of late gotten serious about his inclination as an entertainer for the big screen, as opposed to OTT stages.
“I would not like to be available for Rs 299 or Rs 499,” the actor was cited as saying. According to Mashable, the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ actor in the interview shared his thoughts about the growing OTT platforms and that, he “loved” the OTT space only as a producer and not as an actor.
“I am a big-screen hero and that is where I want to be seen. At this point, I will do films that cater to the big screen. I would find it offensive if someone shut off my film midway on a tablet because they needed to rush to the washroom. Also, I would not like to be available for Rs299 or 499. I have a problem with it,” the actor said.
The OTT space has been developing at a high speed throughout recent years and numerous enormous Bollywood names like Shahid Kapoor, Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra among others are undeniably outfitted to check their OTT debut very soon.
Nonetheless, the ‘Batla House’ entertainer doesn’t appear to be highly intrigued to work in a digital project despite the fact that his last film ‘Attack Part One’ was released on digital platforms after its theatrical release.
Meanwhile, John Abraham faced some ribbing from netizens for his statement on OTT platforms.
“I will go to John Abraham’s next movie in the theatre and walk out to pee when he inevitably takes his shirt off” a user tweeted.
On the work front, the entertainer will be next seen in Mohit Suri’s ‘Ek Villain Returns’ with Arjun Kapoor, Tara Sutaria and Disha Patani. The film is good to go to hit theatres on July 29, 2022.
His forthcoming line-up likewise has ‘Pathaan’ with Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone, which is scheduled to deliver on January 25, 2023.
