Yashashri Masurkar: OTT has its own set of actors who are repeated in every show

Television actress Yashashri Masurkar rues about OTT not giving much chance to new faces.

While on the face of it, multiple platforms seem to have opened for budding actors, not many get a chance on OTT, says Dabangii – Mulgii Aayi Re Aayi actress Yashashri Masurkar. She says that the same people keep getting opportunities on OTT, the same faces are rotating in several web-series and very few new faces are being seen.

The TV actress has appeared in such serials as Rang Badalti Odhani, Dabangii – Mulgii Aayi Re Aayi, Do Dil Bandhe Ek Dori Se, Chandragupta Maurya, Sanskaar – Dharohar Apnon Ki, Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat, Abhay, Kyun Utthe Dil Chhod Aaye, among others.

“Very few new actors are getting chance in OTT. They have their set of actors that they keep on repeating. Sometimes, knowing the right people is what matters. All film actors are doing OTT’s these days. It’s difficult to create a star but there have been few good examples who swam against the currents like Jitendra Kumar, Vikrant Messey, Shweta Tripathi, Sayani Gupta…but nowadays it’s rare,” she says.

Since there is no censorship issue on OTT, one or two bold scenes have become almost a normal thing. Talking about if she is comfortable doing these scenes, she says, “I really don’t know. I don’t have a problem with being intimate on screen but we have a tendency to have a scene or two just to get the ratings up. So, whether I will take up such a scene or not really depends on if the script demands it or not.”

However, she adds that nowadays many different topics are being spoken about in films and shows. “It’s great that these films and shows are helping us have an open dialogue. We need to be educated on these subjects and only openness in the way we present content on this will do that,” she says.