Yearender 2021: From Sushmita Sen to Sidharth Shukla - Best OTT performances of this year!
As the year approaches its end, we take a look at which OTT performances left a lasting mark on audiences.
From Sushmita Sen's phenomenal performance in 'Aarya 2' to Adarsh Gourav's award-winning performance in 'The White Tiger, this list covers it all.
Best OTT performances of 2021
Although for the most part of the year, theatres were closed, OTT platforms such as Netflix, ZEE5, Amazon Prime and Dishey+ Hotstar continued to amaze us and keep us entertained. From Sidharth Malhotra's intense performance in 'Shershaah' to the late actor Sidharth Shukla memorable role in 'Broken But Beautiful 4', we've covered it all. And if you'd like, you could even add these shows to your end-of-year watchlist.
Sidharth Shukla in Broken But Beautiful 3
The late actor impressed audiences with his stellar performance as he played the character of Agastya Rao, an angry young man, who is an aspiring director in a theatre. In the show, he falls in love with a rich and privileged girl Rumi Desai played by Sonia Rathee, his muse. The web series was a complete roller coaster ride full of drama, love, hatred, jealousy, revenge, and obsession.
Pratik Gandhi in Scam 1992
Mohit Raina in Mumbai Diaries 26/11
Actor Mohit Raina took the internet by storm with his powerful performance in Mumbai Diaries 26/11. He played the role of a surgeon in the series. The backdrop is based on the real-life terror attacks in Mumbai on 26/11. Mohit carries the show beautifully and embodies the tension, pressure and tragedy of the dreadful night.
Sushmita Sen in Aarya 2
Manoj Bajpayee in The Family Man 2
Taapsee Pannu in Haseen Dillruba
Taapsee Pannu's nuanced performance in the thriller 'Haseen Dillruba' was one of the year's most unmissable acts. She played Rani Kashyap in the film, an independent woman who gets married to a meek guy. However, she ends up cheating on him which unleashes a different side of her husband played by Vikrant Massey.
Vidya Balan in Sherni
Sidharth Malhotra in Shershaah
Vicky Kaushal in Sardar Udham
Vicky Kaushal became the talk of the town after his film 'Sardar Udham' released on Amazon Prime. In the film, he played the role of real-life freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh who on March 13, 1940, shot Micheal O’Dwyer at a meeting at East India Association and The Royal Central Asian Society at Caxton Hill. Micheal O’Dwyer was responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.