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Over the past few years, the entertainment industry in India has seen a dramatic growth due to the rise of OTT (over-the-top) platforms and web series. The change is such that nowadays web series are more popular than movies. Owing to the rise of web series and their contribution to Indian cinema, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) has decided to award the best web series on OTT platforms. The award will be presented at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) which is scheduled to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28 this year.
Anurag Thakur announces award for best web series
Announcing the new award category, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Singh Thakur on Tuesday said that from this year, an original web series on an OTT platform in any Indian language will be given an annual award. “Delighted to announce @IFFIGoa Best Web Series Award to be given to an exceptional web series for its artistic merit, storytelling excellence, technical prowess and overall impact,” the minister said in his statement.
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“India is full of extraordinary talent; I encourage you to tell the story of a rising and ambitious New India – one with billion dreams and billion untold stories ready to lead the world,” said Anurag Singh Thakur.
Happy to announce the Best Web Series Award @IFFIGoa An exceptional web series to be presented for its artistic merit, excellence in storytelling, technical prowess and overall impact.
India is full of extraordinary talent; I encourage you to tell the story of a rising man pic.twitter.com/aOBdIwKmHa– Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) 18 July 2023
Meanwhile, the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) on Monday announced that it has opened entries for both feature and non-feature Indian films. These films will be screened under the Indian Panorama section at the 54th edition of IFFI. While a maximum of 26 films will be screened in the feature section, 21 films will be selected in the non-feature section.
Increasing popularity of web series
Talking about web series, they are available on various online streaming platforms and its easy access has contributed a lot to its growing popularity. All we need is a device with internet connectivity and good bandwidth and you can watch millions of web series released every month in multiple languages.
Around 100 web series are released in different Indian languages every month on the streaming platform. The year 2023 also saw the release of multiple web series every day, allowing the viewers to spend a lot of time watching highly qualified content.
The list of popular web series releasing in 2023 includes The Night Manager Season 1 & 2, Trial by Fire, Farzi, Rocket Boys Season 2, Asur 2, Jubilee, Roar, Saas Bahu and Flamingo among many others. Even A-list actors have started appearing in web series. Be it Ajay Devgn in Rudra, Raveena Tandon in Aranyak, Sushmita Sen in Aarya, or Saif Ali Khan in The Sacred Games, fans have always praised their favorite actors web series.
