Shilpa Shetty set to make OTT debut

TBP Desk

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty Kundra is all set to make her digital debut with a series for which she aims to start shooting in 2022, reports New Indian Express.

The actress is excited to see how the audience will receive her in the streaming space.

“I have said yes to something that I am going to start mid next year. It needs a lot of prep, that will be another announcement. OTT has opened up a lot of avenues for many actors, including me,’’ she said .

The 46-year-old actress said apart from the OTT project, she has also signed a new film, which will go on floors by the end of the year.

Shilpa will be the latest ‘90s star to venture into the digital space. Her contemporaries like Madhuri Dixit and Raveena Tandon are also set to make their digital debut with Netflix series ‘Finding Anamika’ and ‘Aranyak’, respectively. While Sushmita Sen has already made a successful series debut with the 2020 show, ‘Aarya’.

The actress, known to star in films like ‘Life in a Metro’ and ‘Dhadkan’, said, though the comedy marks her first film in 14 years, her comeback film was supposed to be ‘Baaghi’ director Sabbir Khan’s ‘Nikamma’.

Shilpa Shetty said, “The first film I had said yes to was ‘Nikamma’. It is a great part. I thought if I have to make a comeback, it has to be something different. We are waiting for a theatrical release for that one.”

‘Hungama 2’ happens to release first.

“I’ve learnt over the years, if the content works, the actor works and becomes bigger...Both the films that I chose after such a long sabbatical worked for me on those front,” Shilpa said.