HTLS 2022: Raveena Tandon says web series should not have weekly releases
- HTLS 2022 Day 4: Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, and actors Pankaj Tripathi and Raveena Tandon will be our distinguished guest speakers today.
Welcome to the fourth and penultimate day of the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit (HTLS) 2022. In the last three days, we heard from thought leaders from the field of sports, politics, business, health, lifestyle and entertainment. And today, the prestigious annual fora will host three more guests....Read More
Our first guest on Day 4 of Summit will be Indian-American physician and Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan. Since becoming the chief executive officer of Novartis, a Switzerland-based pharmaceutical company, Narasimhan has led a strategic and cultural transformation to build a focused medicines company powered by technology leadership in R&D, data science, and world-class commercialization.
The speakers for the second session are national award-winning actors Pankaj Tripathi and Raveena Tandon. Both Tripathi and Tandon have not only left an indelible mark on the Hindi film industry but have also been remarkable in OTT world. Apart from acing the field of acting, they have been involved in social work as well.
So fasten your seat belts as we bring to you the latest updates from Day 4 of the HT Leadership Summit! You can watch the session LIVE on YouTube.
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- 11 Nov 2022, 06:42:28 PM IST
Pankaj says there is no difference between cinema and OTT while acting
“The medium is not important as an actor. There is no barrier between cinema and OTT. While shooting, the equipment, lighting etc. is all the same. Every web series can be released on the big screen. There is no difference for an actor.”
- 11 Nov 2022, 06:36:32 PM IST
Raveena says web series should not have weekly releases
“My vote would go for bingewatching. I feel when you watch it in one go, that shows real success. The weekly release breaks momentum. I am not in favour of giving one installment or episode weekly.”
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- 11 Nov 2022, 06:31:31 PM IST
Calling Hindi film industry Bollywood is ‘degrading’
Raveena Tandon says, “I open magazine and read Bollywood, Kollywood, Tollywood, and so many other -ollywoods. It has become a joke. It is so degrading. We shouldn't use this wood word for our film industries.”
- 11 Nov 2022, 06:28:40 PM IST
OTT has no criteria for actor's age or six-pack
“There are no criteria for actor's age or stardom. There is no baggage about what actor looks like or if he has a six-pack or not. The story matters here. That is what the audience wants to see in this medium. Well-written roles are needed for good performances and content,” says Pankaj Tripathi.
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- 11 Nov 2022, 06:22:49 PM IST
Raveena says she has jitters before web show release too
“Even though you began three decades ago, the evolution of an actor needs you are required to grow with time. I see so many actors haven't evolved; they are stuck in the 90s. But this is a different medium. You need to understand that. When Aranyak released, I had that fear wondering if I had understood that. There were jitters then.”
- 11 Nov 2022, 06:18:07 PM IST
Raveena gives update on Aranyak season 2
“We are shooting next year. That is what the scene is right now. I have completed another show too. So, these two shows are in the pipeline now.”
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- 11 Nov 2022, 06:15:47 PM IST
Has OTT been overexposed?
Pankaj Tripathi says, “I leave the numbers games to the producers and don't worry about where it will be sold and how much will it earn. But there are enough stories to be shown on platforms. And people are willing to watch. But if some films are not getting a platform, maybe it's other reasons like budget etc.”
- 11 Nov 2022, 06:13:09 PM IST
OTT and cinema can coexist says Pankaj
Pankaj Tripathi says OTT and cinema do not have to compete with each other and both can survive side-by-side. “There are enough people to watch both types of content,” he says.
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- 11 Nov 2022, 06:05:44 PM IST
Is Covid-19 over?
“Tough question. These viruses tend to move to endemicity where they adapt to human body and human body adapts to virus.”
- 11 Nov 2022, 06:04:14 PM IST
On access to medicines, Narasimhan says capability to diagnose early most important
“We end up diagnosing patients far too late, especially in middle- and low-income countries. Getting that capability to diagnose early is the most important thing we can do. Because then we can at least start the journey for these patients as we have cheap generic medicines.”
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- 11 Nov 2022, 05:59:48 PM IST
Insiders perspective on most emerging technologies in pharma space
"Technologies I am most excited about RNA therapeutics…which is opening up a whole new world."
- 11 Nov 2022, 05:51:25 PM IST
Impact of Covid on pharma industry
The advent of mRNA vaccines opened up new doors for us explore new technology areas to create new threapeautics, says Narasimhan.
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- 11 Nov 2022, 05:48:27 PM IST
On India's importance in Novartis plan
Narasimhan said that India is at the heart of Novartis and much of the company's activities happens in Hyderabad.
- 11 Nov 2022, 05:46:47 PM IST
On company's focus on research
“We have been a coglomerate...and we made a decision five years ago to focus on this company...discovering novel medicines, developing them and industrialising them to reach hundreds of millions of patients”
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- 11 Nov 2022, 05:42:09 PM IST
'You learn a lot': Narasimhan on transition as Novartis CEO
He says Novartis values talent, capability and contribution more than anything else.
- 11 Nov 2022, 05:29:05 PM IST
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan to speak shortly
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