India, Sept. 27 -- Sharib Hashmi, who has been in the film industry for 17 years, believes OTT platforms have been a "game changer" for his career. "Since its inception, OTT has just done good for me as a performer. My biggest career change happened when my web shows gave me that big recognition that was not easy to happen with only films, as I was intentionally keeping away from TV," the actor tells us.

However, he adds that there are some challenges of working in this realm too. "Those too have become a bit tough of late, but at least we have an avenue. Else audiences wouldn't even know that there are films with such-and-such names," he says.

The is awaiting the digital as well as theatrical release of his film Full Plate, which premi...