Digital Platforms like Netflix Will Not Affect Big Films: Shah Rukh Khan

Digital platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc. are changing the way creators make and release new shows, and even films. In fact, the millennial hunger for video on need has grown to capture India's attending as well, as illustrated past Hotstar recently. All the same, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan thinks that digital platforms such as Netflix, Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video volition not affect big budget movies in India.

During an interview at the Economic Times Global Business Summit 2018, Shah Rukh Khan briefly discussed the entry of digital platforms in Bharat. When asked if the entry of digital platforms which create original content is a threat to the movie theater, he was quick with a reply.

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Shah Rukh Khan said, "The main affair that'due south going to happen with these digital platforms like Netflix coming in is that the pocket-sized films will find a business firm to release in."

He further noted that with new films similar "Bright" (a Volition Smith-starrer and Netflix Original) coming in, it'southward no wonder that people are questioning the fate of Indian cinema.

No, community viewing is not going to become out of fashion. People would still love to watch things together. – Shah Rukh Khan

Shah Rukh Khan then gave an example of watching a live football match and said, "the feel is never going to exist same equally that of watching a recorded one." Lastly, he concluded by saying that, "Small and medium films which often don't find investments, volition find a house there. And then, at the stop of it all, the digital platforms volition uplift all the medium and small movie theatre. Large films, on the other mitt, will stay unaffected and people would still exit and watch those films in theatre with their friends and families."

That beingness said, let us know your thoughts on this. Practice you lot remember the digital platforms will have an adverse effect on Indian movie house? Let us know past leaving a comment downwardly below.