It’s been over two decades since actor Kamya Panjabi stepped into the television industry and she is quite content with the medium. At a time when more actors are foraying into the OTT space, Panjabi is happy where she is. “I love TV more and that’s my priority,” she affirms. “I feel an actor is an actor irrespective of the medium. Many big actors come to promote their web series on TV shows,” asserts the Sanjog actor, in reaction to actor Eijaz Khan’s comment on TV actors finding it difficult to break into the web space and facing bias at the hands of casting directors.

Panjabi raises a question on the web film and show makers’ casting and selection process. “Why are they casting actors who don’t know how to act?” she opines, asserting that the mindset of only “big names would work on the web” needs to change.

Speaking about actors sitting at home while trying to get rid of the TV actor tag, the 43-year-old clarifies, “If you ask me to quit TV, sit at home for a year and then start afresh (for an OTT project)... I will never do that.” She emphasizes that actors should not bow down to the pressure of trying different mediums.

Citing example of a recent series, without revealing any names, Panjabi asserts that many actors need to learn the craft well. It seems like she took a dig at actor Sonakshi Sinha in her web debut Dahaad. “I saw a web show where the daughter of a big actor made her debut. Mujhse ek episode se zyada hazam nahin hua because unko bilkul acting nahin aati. But what can one do... Daughter of a veteran is doing the web show,” she states.