India, March 28 -- In 2018, Saif Ali Khan became one of the first major Bollywood stars to lead a streaming series with the crime-drama Sacred Games. Then, in 2021, he starred in Tandav, which faced backlash from certain sections of the audience for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. Since then, Saif has been absent from the OTT space but is breaking the four-year hiatus with the Netflix film Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins, set to premiere on April 25.

FREEDOM ON OTT CURBED?

We ask him if the OTT landscape has evolved in the last few years and the 54-year-old, who will be seen playing the role of a con artist in his upcoming film, says, "When we started off, we weren't really sure. We thought there was more freedom (on OTT), maybe f...