In the current times, OTT platforms have emerged as the primary source of entertainment. And with the increased demand, makers have been churning out content at breakneck speed.

It is also a medium which has also come under the scanner of the government, owing to the free rein that makers have. As someone who has dabbled with it through the show Hostages and it’s second season, what’s Ronit Roy’s take on the medium? “I see a lot of unnecessary stuff in my shows also. When I sit for the first time with my director, writers, and fellow actors, I am always of the opinion that we might not be having an official government censorship, but I like my shows to be watched by everybody,” he quips.

The 55-year-old, who was also seen in the web film 7 Kadam recently, adds that he keeps his language in check as well. “In my line, if there’s MC/BC (cuss words) or the F-word… once in a while I can use when it’s really necessary. I personally censor the stuff that I do, whether it’s expletives, nudity, or blood and gore, violence. You should be true to the script, and not just to attract eyeballs,” says Roy.

He argues that the language used on OTT is not a reflection of real life. “I know people from lower strata of society, they don’t use 10 expletives in one sentence, nobody talks like that. If it’s not necessary, why (use it). Aaj kal log bolte hain ‘edgy hai’, how does it become edgy if you abuse? People are not liking it. I get a lot of feedback. People have had enough of this. You can’t sit and watch it with parents, parents can’t sit and watch it with their grown up kids, it is embarrassing,” says the actor.