Ajay Rajpal: Actors who were struggling to get into Bollywood are now grabbing opportunities with the digital platforms - Exclusive

In the last two, two and a half years, digital platforms and streaming services have seen quite a boom. And with the rise in the popularity of OTT platforms, many aspiring and young talents got a chance to fulfill their dreams of becoming an actor. Even

Ajay Rajpal

, the actor who rose to fame with MX Player’s series ‘Missin Chapter’ also believes that the rise of OTT has led to rising in the number of opportunities for upcoming talents.

In an exclusive conversation with us, Ajay Rajpal opened up on the respective topic. He also revealed his upcoming OTT and

Bollywood

projects.
Excerpts from the interview are below:
The best compliment you got after the web series ‘

Missing Chapter

’“That no one else could have done justice to the character of a fearless cop played by you on the entire casting of ‘Missing Chapter’”


How OTT has opened up new doors for both aspiring actors and actors who were not getting good work earlier? “With the rise of the OTT platforms, there comes the rise of opportunities for both aspiring actors and actors who were struggling to get work. Aspiring actors have now realized that with the OTT platforms they get to showcase true potential with the benefit of getting a variety of characters within OTT channels.”
“Actors who were struggling to get into Bollywood are now grabbing opportunities with the digital platforms where they get to show their talent on the mightiest of the meatiest character that they are offered.”

How things changed after you got fame on OTT“Well, it’s a proven fact that once you get visual recognition on the platform that is being viewed by the masses, the time changes for you. Similarly things have massively started to change for me. I tend to see a large number of interactions within and outside the entertainment industry that are reaping fruits for me. You are being called upon to the events to either judge or as celebrity guests.”

Spill beans on your upcoming projects“Lately, I have been auditioned for three different characters for three different Ott channels, other than this have also grabbed a Bollywood project ‘Shaadi Toh Hokar Rahegi’ the shoot for which is going to commence in September. Further, I also have a Punjabi music video with a renowned singer in the pipeline.”