Worship Khanna: The industry will surely change in the next five years

Be it the length of shows, genres, or people’s current favourites, everything is destined to change every year, says actor Worship Khanna. The actor, who has been part of shows such as Kumkum Bhagya, Meri Doli Mere Angana, Ishq Subhan Allah and web series like Hello Jee, Cold Lassi and Chicken Masala and currently seen in the show Pati Brahmachari, adds that such changes need to be accepted well, and projects need to be planned accordingly.

“The industry will surely change in the next five years, because the industry we had five years ago is not the same as today, and what we see today won’t remain the same tomorrow. For example, during COVID, web series suddenly became very popular, and people started watching content on YouTube and OTT platforms. Now, people have shifted to shorter formats today, people prefer watching vertical videos. People don’t have as much time as before. They don’t want to watch long daily shows or big films now they want 3-4 minute content on their phones, and they want to skip to the next video quickly. I don’t think this is a good thing because with this fast change, cinema’s creativity is dying, and the way we tell stories is changing. But I think we have to accept this because life is becoming faster, and technology is advancing so quickly,” he says.

Ask him what are the changes he is looking forward to, and he says, “I believe the real changes are the ones that come naturally with time, like how people moved from daily soaps to web series, and now from web series to vertical content, Instagram shorts, and reels. These are the kinds of changes that happen, and I think they should keep happening. At the end of the day, we call it the entertainment industry. It exists to entertain people. So, whatever entertains the audience, we should keep doing that.”

Talking about the changes he would want to make to his work pattern, he says, “I would like to explore YouTube now, especially vertical content. In fact, I have already started trying my hand at it. Whatever good opportunities come my way in the entertainment industry, I will definitely continue acting because apart from that, honestly, I don’t think I have any other major talent. But yes, I might also try dancing if I get the right opportunities. I’m definitely open to exploring more new things.”