EXCLUSIVE: “Pankaj Tripathi and I would never discuss our scenes”- Kirti Kulhari on Criminal Justice Season 2
OTT platforms have seen a massive boost in content consumption in 2020 so much that even the bigger stars who have dominated cinema are considering exploring the digital space. While OTT platform has largely been content oriented, one cannot but wonder if the star hierarchy system may also take over on OTT in the future. Sharing her view on it, the actress said, “I really hope not. I really hope that people stay true to what they are trying to make and choose actors they need to do justice to what they are trying to make. Of course, there is this element of who is popular, who is doing well and who is in demand. That is something you can't escape. Because eventually it matters. It should not be lopsided. Take a name if you feel they are fit for what you are trying to make. But don't take a name because you want to take a name. That will be really disappointing if it happens.”
Kirti has been a part of the industry over 10 years, but in the past few years the actress has been seen more prominently in the commercial. Talking about choosing her projects and how it has changed over the years, she said, “I have only become more and more sure of the kind of work I want to do. I have only become more selective. I want to do more challenging stuff. I have come to realise that if I am doing what I am doing, I need to push myself and not be comfortable. I have to always choose scripts and characters that push me as an actor and which have something to say to the audience and what I have to say through my characters and story is only getting more and more complex, you know like the tougher subjects, subjects that are not easy to talk about, subjects that we as a society are not comfortable with.”
“I feel cinema is a way to talk about things that matter. I feel so; this is my way of looking at art. I think I would want to do that. Each time, every time,” she added.
However, films that have tried to portray or reflect the society have in the past met with social media boycotts by a section of people on the internet. When asked if it bothers her, Kirti said, “No, it doesn't. Can't let these things bother me. Beyond a point, I don't care about all the drama that is going on in the world at every front. People should just focus on their own lives at the end of the day and take care of that and not try to change the world in ways which are not even real. You are just talking about things, you are talking about change. If you want to do something, you need to start with yourself. Changing yourself is the only way to go about.”