\tCelebrated actor Manisha Koirala (\u201cBombay,\u201d \u201c1942: A Love Story,\u201d \u201cKhamoshi\u201d) and filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane (\u201cUdaan,\u201d \u201cTrapped\u201d) discussed the evolving landscape between theatrical and streaming platforms during a session at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, where Koirala also revealed plans to write a comedy book about 1990s and 2000s actresses adapting to Gen Z culture.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cFor me as an actor, be it for the big screen or web series, it\u2019s the same amount of work that is needed, sincerity needed. The preparation, mind frame, everything is the same,\u201d said Koirala, who recently starred in Sanjay Leela Bhansali\u2019s hit Netflix series \u201cHeeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.\u201d \t<\/p>\n
\tMotwane, who directed Prime Video\u2019s \u201cJubilee\u201d and Netflix\u2019s \u201cSacred Games,\u201d noted that streaming offers more creative flexibility. \u201cThe wonderful part of streaming is that you\u2019re not stuck to saying with theatrical that okay, you have to make a movie two to two and a half hours. You have a story, you have a peg \u2013 this can be a movie, this can be 10 episode hour-long episodes over five seasons, this can be 20 minute episodes.\u201d <\/p>\n
\t\t\t \t\t\tPopular on Variety\t\t \t \t\t \t \tThe filmmaker, whose debut feature \u201cUdaan\u201d screened at Cannes, revealed that \u201cSacred Games,\u201d an adaptation of Vikram Chandra\u2019s bestselling novel, served as a learning experience in series format. \u201cNetflix said okay, here\u2019s the book. We took the book and broke down the book. It took six months longer than it should have, but we figured it out. Understanding how this format works, what a cliffhanger is, why you need a cliffhanger at the end if you want people to jump to the next episode.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tBoth agreed that streaming has opened more opportunities for diverse storytelling and roles for veteran actresses. \u201cThanks to the OTT [streaming] platforms, plus the audience also, even in cinema, the older actresses are doing meaty roles,\u201d Koirala noted. \u201cThe space is there for them because the audience\u2019s mind and heart has expanded.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe filmmaker revealed that working in streaming has made him more efficient in feature filmmaking. \u201cMy learnings from \u2018Sacred Games\u2019 and \u2018Jubilee\u2019 actually helped me in features, because I can shoot much quicker now. We pulled off five pages a day. All of \u2018Jubilee,\u2019 which is 10 episodes, hour-long episodes, was shot in 90 days, including 10 lip sync songs.\u201d \t<\/p>\n
\tMotwane pointed out that India is still adapting to the showrunner format common in international series. \u201cWe still haven\u2019t got used to the showrunner format in this country. We need to gestate this, we need for this to build a little bit more, and that\u2019s how you\u2019ll get a lot more new directors coming.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe rise of private viewing on mobile devices has also impacted content consumption patterns in India, according to Motwane. \u201cIndia is a country that adopted internet first through its phones, not through broadband. Most people\u2019s first device of choice is their phone, which makes it private viewing.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe session was curated by festival director Shekhar Kapur. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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