Riteish Deshmukh talks about making OTT debut with Pill, discusses why digital platform will 'stay forever' | Exclusive

Riteish Deshmukh will soon be making his OTT debut with the crime thriller series Pill, and he joins DNA India for an exclusive conversation, discussing his views about making a debut in the digital world, and the importance of the platform. Talking about his excitement for the debut, Riteish adds, "Bahut time se mujhe OTT mein debut karna tha, but I was not getting the right script and subject. Then Ronnie (Screwala, producer) sir and Raj (Kumar Gupta, director) came together, and formed a terrific duo. Pill is a clutter-breaker show." 

Interestingly, Ritesh made his Bollywood debut two decades ago with Tujhe Meri Kasam (2003). When asked about the difference between the debuts, he instantly says, "Jab uss waqt maine debut kiya tha, mujhe nahi pata tha ki main kya kar raha hu (Earlier, I didn't know what to do). It was just a new energy, we did what we had to do. Ab jo debut ho raha hai, comes with a certain type of experience. Probably I'm better at my craft than earlier. And more understanding of every aspect of filmmaking." 

Riteish also lauds OTT, and discusses how the platform 'will stay forever'. "I think the OTT format will stay for a long, maybe forever. Yaha par aapko content banane par aur choot milti hai. You don't need to rush things. Bahut baar jab hum filmein banate hai, to we discuss first cut kitna lamba hai. 1st half kitna hai, 2nd half kitna hai. If it's too long, 'okay toh 10 mins udda do, but kya edit karna hai, story edit karna hai ki koi lag nikal rahe ho (Here you get more choices for content. Here you don't need to rush things. Many times when we make films, we discuss how long the first cut is. How much is the 1st half, how much is the 2nd half? If it's too long, 'okay then cut  10 minutes'. But what do I need to edit, do I need to edit the story or is anything lag.)". But OTT mein you can give that time, woh darr nahi hai. Even actors are getting good work, makers are realising the worth of talents." Pill will premiere on JioCinema and will stream from July 12.

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