India, Dec. 16 -- Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane believes Indian OTT is at a dangerous inflection point - one where creative ambition risks being diluted by formulas and data.

"Let writers free," Motwane said bluntly, addressing what he sees as OTT's biggest current problem. "We have incredible writers and creators, but we're starting to rein them in."

Discussing Black Warrant, Motwane explained how the show deliberately avoided spectacle-driven storytelling. "At its heart, it's a workplace drama - it just happens to be set in a jail. We wanted viewers to care about people, not plot twists."

Motwane acknowledged that OTT's early years offered unparalleled freedom. "We pushed boundaries because we were denied that space in cinema for so...