The inaugural event of OTTplay Premium in Mumbai on Thursday attracted a slew of celebrities from Bollywood, television, and streaming platforms. Pankaj Tripathi was one of them, and he spoke at length about the importance of OTT in his life and work.
“With the arrival of OTT, the tales have begun to alter,” he remarked, referring to how OTT is finally getting the recognition it deserves. People used to think of OTT as just another television when it first came to India, but now we realise it has incredible reach.”
“Had OTT existed earlier in my profession, I would have advanced much faster in my job and wouldn’t have had to wait 47 years,” he added. With OTT, viewers are more engrossed in side plots and subplots because they have more time. The supporting actors are also given due credit because they are given sufficient screen time. The competition for actors has obviously dwindled. There is only one stipulation here, and that is that you must know how to act.”
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“In film, it is not required that if it is earring properly, it is good content,” he remarked, comparing the platform to a cinema experience. If your work is good, though, it will generate word-of-mouth on its own. The platform’s employees know which scene of whatever episode has received the most attention. OTT, I believe, will allow for a lot of experimentation.”
OTTplay is foraying into OTT content streaming with the launch of OTTplay Premium-bundled subscription packs, after helping over 5 million Indians navigate the complicated landscape of OTT content with AI-based tailored suggestions every month. The 5 carefully picked subscription bundles not only bring together famous OTT platforms like SonyLIV, ZEE5, LIONSGATE PLAY, Sun NXT, ShemarooMe, Curiosity Stream, ShortsTV, DocuBay, but also make four overseas OTTs – Hallmark Movies Now, DUST, FUSE+, and Tastemade+ – to India.
Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington, who famously portrayed Jon Snow, acknowledges that he finds it difficult to watch the spin-off series House of the Dragon.
“I simply cannot watch it.” I believe that I’ve just been there for too long. And I hope that everything is going well for them; I wish them the best. However, I doubt I’ll ever watch that program, and I doubt I’ll watch Game of Thrones once more for a few years,” Kit remarked.
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Kit is not the only actor from Game of Thrones dealing with this problem. The show’s Daenerys Targaryen actress, Emilia Clarke, said to Variety last year, “I just can’t do it.” It’s so strange, so strange, so weird. It resembles someone asking, “Would you like to attend this school reunion even though it’s not your year?” Would you like to revisit that school reunion? That’s the general feeling. I’m staying away from it.
Season 4 of House of the Dragon will conclude. HBO revealed that the fourth season of House of the Dragon, its Game of Thrones prequel series, will conclude. During a press conference to discuss the Season 2 finale, showrunner and co-creator Ryan Condal disclosed the information.
Condal revealed that the third season of the program is presently in the writing stage and is scheduled to premiere in early 2025. Condal said that he is still in talks with HBO over the number of episodes for Season 3, but he anticipates that the show will continue to go at the same pace as the eight episodes of the second season.
Kit Harington, renowned for his portrayal of Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, has openly discussed his reluctance to watch its prequel, House of the Dragon. In an interview with The Associated Press, Harington explained, “I just can’t watch it. I think for me it’s just I’ve spent too long there.” He added, “I wish them all the best, and I hope, I hear it’s wonderful and going really well. But I don’t think I’ll ever watch that show, and I don’t think I’ll watch Game of Thrones again for a few years.”
Harington’s sentiment is shared by his co-star, Emilia Clarke, who portrayed Daenerys Targaryen. She remarked, “I just can’t do it. It’s so weird, it’s so weird, it’s so strange. It’s kind of like someone saying, ‘Do you want to go to this school reunion that’s not your year? You want to go back to that school reunion?’ That’s kind of how it feels. I’m avoiding it.”
Both actors have expressed a desire to distance themselves from the Game of Thrones universe for the time being, focusing instead on new projects and personal growth.
For more insights, you can watch Kit Harington discuss his feelings about House of the Dragon:
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Kit Harington, renowned for his portrayal of Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, has openly discussed his reluctance to watch its prequel, House of the Dragon. In an interview with The Associated Press, Harington explained, “I just can’t watch it. I think for me it’s just I’ve spent too long there.” He added,to all them I hear it’s wonderful and going really well. But I don’t think I’ll ever watch that show, and I don’t think I’ll watch Game of Thrones again for a few years.”
Condal revealed that the third season of the program is presently in the writing stage and is scheduled to premiere in early 2025.
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