There’s great news for fans of theatre and plays. Now theatre enthusiasts can watch popular plays and theatre shows right from the comfort of their living rooms. Actor Shreyas Talpade has launched a new OTT platform dedicated solely to theatre. The new OTT platform is called ‘Nine Rasa’, and it will start streaming plays from February 2021.
Nine Rasa will consist of a content library solely dedicated to the performing arts. There will be full length plays, one act plays, Standup Comedy acts, dance and poetry recitals, story reading, spoken word performances, and more. At present, content will be available in four languages, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and English. Later, Talpade hopes to add Rajasthani, Bengali, Punjabi, Tamil and Kannada content too. The platform already has over 100 hours of original content, exclusively shot for Nine Rasa.
By bringing theatre online, Shreyas Talpade and his OTT platform Nine Rasa will make plays accessible to people around the world. A play happening in Mumbai can be enjoyed in Manhattan through online streaming.
Shared Shreyas Talpade with a media publication, “We thought there is a bigger need to showcase theatre content to all those millions of people worldwide who are unable to access theatre content. And that includes me as well. In the last 15 years, after my debut Bollywood venture Iqbal, I have missed out on 150-odd plays which earlier I used to make it a point to go out and watch. So, I felt in addition to the intention there was this need. Theatre deserves the glamour and attention it should have.”
We think Shreyas Talpade has got a very good point here. Here’s hoping Nine Rasa gets the attention and success it deserves.