to characterdriven stories like maja maevent films like baahubali demand largerthanlife characters because they are made on a certain scale i like what tom cruise shah rukh khan or tiger shroff bring to the table you need that herolike charisma for these bigticket entertainers and we need such stories too because they are aspirational aap hero ko filmon se hata nahi sakte because real life mein hero bahut kam hote hai like a parallel universe two kinds of cinema can coexist amitabh bachchan ruled as a superstar but at the same time there was also amol palekar who the common man could identify with rekhaji did potboilers but also did umrao jaan there is space for both kinds of cinemahas ott changed the game for actors and would you say that the medium is more age and gender inclusiveott has democratised things because there is no friday pressure theatres need big faces for big openings audience shaayad gajraj rao ritwik bhowmik ya srishti shrivastava ke naam pe theatre mein nahi jayegi niche audience aayegi but most may not turn up so theatres need actors who are talented and have certain stardom ott doesnt have those restrictions so you can tell a story freely you can cast actors strictly on the basis of their acting calibre and not stardom the script is the new hero on the web because people have the power of a remote its a golden period for actors and technicians look at raveena tandon sushmita sen and juhi chawlathey are doing such good work on ott maybe it was difficult to write relevant parts for them in commercial cinema due to box office demands good writers are now in demand because they have that freedomthe story of maja ma revolves around a family what was the mood like on set the bonding and interaction between the family members in the film madhuriji ritwik and srishti who play out children and me is incredible there was warmth love and laughter on set no one rushed home once the shoot was over we played antakshari and dumb charades and huge credit goes to md for bringing that energy on set with other stars their entourage can be overwhelming but her team is like a fly on the wall theyd quietly sit in the corner unlike many successful stars she doesnt wear her superstar status on her sleeve working with her felt like a beautiful dream