“Television and OTT have different audience; on small screen people mostly prefer to watch family-drama,” says actress Rooqma Ray

Actress Rooqma Ray needs no introduction. After stealing the hearts of the telly audiences with her oozing charm, the actress has forayed into OTT platform. Her performance in the recently premiered web series ‘Roktokorobi’ starring Vikram Chatterjee, Raima Sen, Angana Roy, and many others, has been appreciated by the audience. In an exclusive chat with ETimes TV, the actress poured her heart out… (Photo: Facebook)

“ Roktokorobi is a psychological thriller and has a gripping story. I am playing Bidula’s character and paired opposite Vikram, who plays Satyaki’s character. He is a psychologist by profession. Bidula and Satyaki are about to get married but all of a sudden, he stops contacting her. Satyaki doesn’t receive her calls or reply to her text messages. This leaves her clueless and she tries to figure out why Satyaki behaves this way. She learns his first patient died by suicide and the incident leaves him distressed. He goes to his ancestral home. Bidula tries to help her handle the situation but a lot of incidents start happening. And as the story progresses, the audience learns what really happened with Satyaki,” says Rooqma. (Photo: Facebook)

This is the first time, Rooqma paired up with Vikram as a jodi and their chemistry has caught the attention of audience. “This is the first time, we have worked together and I thoroughly enjoyed working with him. Roktokorobi has a wonderful cast and I enjoyed every bit of my shooting experience. It has been a wonderful experience to work with Raima Di as well,” she says. (Photo: Facebook)

Rooqma enjoys watching web series just like many others and she confessed having a special interest in thrillers. “I love watching thriller series. I keep watching thriller series steaming on different platforms across languages. So, when I got the opportunity to perform Bidula’s character in Roktokorobi, I was all excited,” she adds. Interestingly, Rooqma’s debut web series ‘Rohosyo Romancho was also a mystery thriller. “Yes, my debut web series Rohosyo Romancho was a mystery thriller. That’s not all, my last television show was yet again a thriller, where I played more of a detective. So my relationship with the mystery series is very special (laughs),” says Rooqma. (Photo: Facebook)

“Television and OTT cater to different audience. OTT platforms have an array of content with mixed genres. One can watch according to their test. Television has a different audience, who prefer family-drama, mythological shows,” she adds. (Photo: Facebook)

Mystery thriller ‘Laalkuthi’, starring the actress, Rahul Arunoday Banerjee, Hritojeet Chattopadhyay, Prriym Chakraborty, and Suvajit Kar was launched with a lot of expectations. Viewers were excited to see their favourite reel pair, Rahul-Rooqma yet again on small screen. But the TV show had a brief run because of low TRP. “Yes, Lalkuthi concluded sooner than expected. It had an interesting storyline and we had some very talented artists in the team. I was really excited to be a part of the project Rahul Da was also there. So the experience was amazing but the show went off-air soon. Somehow, I felt, audience prefer family drama over thriller.” she adds. (Photo: Facebook)

Rooqma’s reel chemistry with ‘Desher Maati’ co-star Rahul has been a talking point for a long time now. Fans simply can’t get enough of Rampi (as they used to call Desher Maati’s Raja and Mampi played by Rahul-Rooqma respectively). Speaking about that Rooqma says, “Rahul Da is a wonderful actor and amazing co-star. Working with him is always a pleasure. I am really glad that fans love us.” (Photo: Facebook)

Interestingly, Rooqma is a true blue travel enthusiast who can be seen enjoying trips frequently. She says, “I love travelling, it is something that keeps me going. I make sure to go on a trip frequently to rejuvenate myself.” (Photo: Facebook)