Ram Gopal Varma calls OTT versus cinema halls debate ‘dumb’

• Everyone is still debating whether over-the-top platforms are better than movie theatres.
• And the success of digital platforms has led people to assume that over-the-top platforms are the way of the future.
• Ram Gopal Varma, a filmmaker, wants to see things differently.

In the past two years, as television screens have become smaller due to the pandemic. Home projection systems and the digital growth have caused an explosion in the number of OTT platforms. Everyone is still debating whether over-the-top platforms are better than movie theatres. And the success of digital platforms has led people to assume that over-the-top platforms are the way of the future. Ram Gopal Varma, a filmmaker, wants to see things differently.

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Ram Gopal Varma, a filmmaker, wants to see things differently. The talented filmmaker recently called the debate between OTT and theatres “stupid” in a tweet and provided the examples of the restaurant and nightclub industries to support his position.

Reacting to the continuing debate, Ram Gopal Varma tweeted on Sunday, “The argument about people not coming to theatres because of OTT’s is as dumb as saying , because you can get food at your home , nobody will come to hotels and restaurants.” While many supported the filmmaker’s position and believed that theatres will never close and would weather this crisis with ease, others drew attention to the flaws in RGV’s argument.

The Argument about people not coming to theatres because of OTT’s is as dumb as saying ,because u can get food at ur home , nobody will come to hotels and restaurants

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— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) July 30, 2022

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