Actress Mita Vashisht, who started her career with Sridevi and Rishi Kapoor’s 1989 film Chandni, has played a variety of roles in her career. Mita has also worked in films like Dil Se, Ghulam and Taal.
The actress recently spoke about how the emergence of OTT has opened up opportunities for non-stars and TV actors to work on the platform.
Mita Vashisht talks about Jaideep Ahlawat becoming a household name after Paatal Lok
During the latest interview with Lallantop, actress Mita Vashisht shared that OTT helped actor Jaideep Ahlawat become a star after starring in the 2020 TV series Paatal Lok.
Mita said that when the OTT platform came in 2017, Bollywood actors were initially hesitant to join it. Meanwhile, non-stars took advantage of the opportunity and became successful.
The actress said, “Within three years, an actor like Jaideep Ahlawat emerged on national TV and became a big star and a household name through his show Paatal Lok.”
Referring to Radhika Apte, Mita said that she “experienced a meteoric rise to stardom”. Radhika has appeared in several OTT series such as Sacred Games, Ghoul, OK Computer and Made in Heaven – Season 2.
The actress said, Vijay Verma is a good actor
In the same interview, Mita gave the example of Mirzapur fame Vijay Verma and said that he is a good actor and he got stardom due to OTT.
The Dil Se actress further explained that after the success of OTT in India, established actors or stars are attracted to this medium. However, she added that a lot of projects that they do don’t work out.
Best works of Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Verma
Jaideep Ahlawat is best known for playing police officer Hathiram Chaudhary in Anushka Sharma’s production venture Paatal Lok. He has also worked in OTT series like Bard of Blood, Lust Stories and Ajeeb Dastaan.
Vijay Verma’s OTT projects include Mirzapur 2 and 3, She, Darlings, Roar, Kalkoot and more. He was last seen in the Netflix film Murder Mubarak earlier this year.
Both Jaideep and Vijay have worked together in Sujoy Ghosh’s 2023 film Jaane Jaan. The film also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan in the lead role.
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