Doctors stars Sharad Kelkar, Harleen Sethi say OTT enables realism: 'On TV, you couldn't even show death'
Hindustan TimesThere have been medical dramas on Indian television before, but not with the kind of realism that the West has shown. Television is restrictive when it comes to medical dramas Harleen Sethi, who plays the show's protagonist Dr Nitya, says that the biggest change is that they can show more reality here. He said that when he made medical dramas for TV, they weren't allowed to show death. How do you show characters' nuances when you can't show death or blood in a medical show.” There is more detailing in OTT shows Her co-star Sharad Kelkar, a veteran of television and cinema, agrees that the detailing in streaming is much more. OTT allows shows to touch sensitive issues The actors say that the focus on more realism and detailing allowed the show to touch on issues that would have been impossible on primetime TV.
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