I am not okay with the label of an OTT star, says Rohit
Sugandha Rawal (HINDUSTAN TIMES; April 6, 2022)

Actor Rohit Saraf might have had back to back releases on the digital platform, but he doesn’t want that to define him. That’s why he is not okay with the label of being an OTT star.

The 25-year-old asserts, “I do not want to label myself as an OTT actor, or a film actor. If there is even a street play, and I think it is really exciting and something from which I can learn, I will do it.”

Saraf walked into Bollywood with Dear Zindagi in 2016, following it up with Hichki (2018), and The Sky Is Pink (2019). It was followed by back to back OTT outings with Ludo (2020), Mismatched and Feels Like Ishq.

He admits his focus is on doing good work which makes him happy. “Now, whether that project releases on an OTT platform, on YouTube or in the theatre, it doesn’t really matter. But I don’t want to put myself in a box saying that I’m an OTT star” says the actor.

Saraf continues, “That’s because it was never the case to begin with. I started off with films, which did well at the box office, and simultaneously I was doing TV commercials. Ludo was also for theatre, but released on the OTT platform because of the pandemic.”

For him, the idea is to expand himself where he can reach every single person in this country and the world. “This year is very exciting for me. There is Mismatched Season 2, and Vikram Vedha with (actor) Hrithik Roshan, which has been a dream. It is also something outside of my comfort zone... Things are looking brighter for me,” he concludes.