By Sonal Pandya

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Earlier this year, Aamir Khan stated that the current gap of eight weeks between the theatrical release and OTT debut was too short. The actor felt that it was a large part of the reason why audiences weren’t going to theatres. However, in a new interview, Akshay Kumar felt the opposite. The Pad Man actor and producer felt that both parties need to benefit, including the OTT platforms, in order to promote the films. Akshay Kumar supports three-month window for OTT release In an interview with APB Live, Akshay felt that extending the digital release window would not be fair. He shared, “According to me, a three-month gap is okay. Six months is too long because at the end of the day, the OTT platform is paying you for the digital rights. They also need to benefit from the deal.” The actor also pointed out pre-pandemic times when both theatres and streaming services did well. Akshay added, “When it comes to digital rights sale, producers happily take money from the OTT platform. But when we want to, we also conveniently say our films aren’t working because of OTT. We don’t consider that maybe we’re not making the right films.” ALSO READ: Sitaare Zameen Par: Why Is Aamir Khan Against OTT Release And How Does It Benefit Film Industry? The Jolly LLB 3 star went on to praise OTT which he felt has benefitted the film industry tremendously. He said, “I don’t have any other work than making movies. Since I’m not educated, I do only movies. So, I get a lot of time to watch OTT.” Aamir Khan’s personal OTT strategy for Sitaare Zameen Par For his latest film and home production, Sitaare Zameen Par, Aamir did not sell the digital rights to any streamer. The sports film, directed by RS Prasaana, was released directly to the YouTube channel, Aamir Khan Talkies. Viewers can pay Rs 100 and watch the film through YouTube. When he announced Sitaare Zameen Par’s release, Aamir had stated, “I got good offers from OTT channels. But I don’t want those ₹100-125 crore from OTT channels. I want to earn ₹100 from my audience. I prefer that.”