Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai to The Great Indian Kapil Show: Can OTT be a risk free safe haven for TV shows?
Television for long has been hailed for its wider reach as compared to big screen. And with the advent of streaming platforms, in no time the web world became everyone’s favourite medium. Is that the reason we have seen several TV shows in the recent past made a switch to the OTT? Or is it because the show makers on the small screen wished to try a whole new world of uninterrupted storytelling and explore an unchartered territory? But are the audiences happy? Do takers of the content on small screen equally comfortable with the subscription based models of the web platforms? It seems to be a tricky situation still, and the latest example of comedian-actor Kapil Sharma’s show is proof. While the show moved from TV to Netflix under a new title and with immense hype, the initial lukewarm resp...










