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• Published Subscription Review Article 9 Jul 2026

  Screen Acting, Performance and Actor Training in Contemporary Indian Cinema and OTT Culture

  By Ankush Verma, Ritu S

  Abstract: With the advent of digital streaming sites, screen acting and its performance aesthetics along with methods of actor training in contemporary Indian cinema have undergone tremendous changes. The evolution of OTT sites like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, SonyLIV, and Zee5 has created an environment where realistic, psychological, and character-centric performances are encouraged among other things. Therefore, contemporary acting in Indian cinema has evolved from the melodramatic theatrical tradition towards …

  Published in International Journal of Trends in Humanities · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 1–9 Read article →