Vikrant Massey’s showbiz journey began with TV in 2007 and he moved on to doing films in 2013. But that was not the end of him dabbling with different mediums. In fact, he is one of the first few actors to have got into the OTT game in its nascent stage.

“In this pandemic, where theatres were shut for months, we have had 50 films releasing on OTT and the number is going up. Big films are releasing and it was unprecedented five years ago. For me the larger idea had always been to be part of good stories, that was a driving force,” says the actor.

Massey, who has been a part of web films such as Cargo, Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare and Ginny Weds Sunny, all of which released this year, says, there was another reason why he took up the OTT projects.

“I come from TV and it has the largest reach today. It always has and it always will. My priority after I left TV was to reconnect with those audiences and I found this as a fitting platform. People who had forgotten me after I quit TV, I wanted to touch base with the same audiences again,” he says.

The 33-year-old adds, “In a lot of ways OTT has been a turning point in my career. And I am really thankful that I did things that I did and they worked out.”

Talking about what he thinks is the reason behind the meteoric rise of the web space in the country, Massey says, “There is lack of decent content on Indian TV, so we automatically, especially urban people, steered towards OTTs.”

He further adds, “As an actor, I firmly believe that a crisp film does not give you time to play with the characters as much as you want to. A web series is like making three films, so you get time to settle down into the characters in a more deep way. I found that interesting. Simultaneously, I was consuming content from around the globe and here came an opportunity to be a part of this change, I took it up.”