"Three Years Ago, Even I Was Hesitant On Taking Up A Web Series"- Shirin Sewani

Jyothi Venkatesh 

Shirin Sewani, who will be seen in the series Only For Singles, is a big fan of the web as a medium. The actor says that people are really warming up to watching shows on the internet. “I have done 4-5 web series and I have been involved in a lot of projects in the  digital platform currently, my web series Only For Singles is releasing on 28th June for MX player. Today people don't have time to sit in front of the TV and they want to watch shows on their phones and laptops. The content is coming up so well. I myself am happy with these things coming up as it is giving so many opportunities to actors, producers, directors, financiers. A whole new industry has opened up which is a good thing and it has become so easier for the audience to watch content. It is so convenient for people to watch everything online on apps such as Hotstar while they are travelling and they don't feel that they are missing out on anything. There are no limitations on the digital platform and you are open to whatever you want to make. I feel it's great and it will do amazing,” she says.

Talking about the future of the web, she says, “I really can't decide or think about the future, because 3 years ago, nobody thought of a thing called web series which will become such a big hit. We never thought that there will be a digital platform with so many channels.  Three years ago, when I was in Mumbai, somebody came up to me to say that there is an audition for a web series. At that time, I myself was sceptical as we never realised that it was going to be such a big thing. Today people prioritise web series over any other thing as they know it would have good content. I think we are not capable enough to decide on this thing because every day something new is coming up.”

Ask her what she likes to watch on the web, and she says, “I like watching horror like Ghoul, Kehne Ko Humsafar Hain, lately I have watched Friends. I just go by the review or what my friends suggest and I read the synopsis and if it's interesting, I just go ahead. I have watched Broken and Home on Alt and I personally loved Home, it had Supriya Pilgaonkar and she has performed brilliantly.”

The content on the internet is very bold, however, Shirin has her limitations. “I have my own limitations and I am not very open to the bold concept and bold scenes as of now. I respect people who are doing such things but I am hesitant,” she says.

Meanwhile, the actor feels that big names will always make a difference in a series and it should be that way too. “Big names do matter and I think it will because they have given 15-20 years to the industry and it's fair enough. Rather than thinking, we should work hard and focus on our thing and do our best. But I don't think it's like that all the time, as when Mirzapur came out, it was a big name. There was a small web series on MX player called I'm Mature, it doesn't have any known face but it did pretty well and so many people watched it,” she says.

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