From Daily Soaps to Dark Thrillers: 5 TV Stars Reinventing Themselves on OTT

• Indian TV stars like Surveen Chawla, Barun Sobti, and Pankaj Tripathi found reinvention on OTT platforms.
• Surveen Chawla embraced bold, morally complex, and grey characters, redefining her screen identity in projects like Mandala Murders.
• Pankaj Tripathi, known as Akhanda Tripathi or Kaleen bhaiya, cemented his status as a top performer with powerful OTT roles.
• Sakshi Tanwar shed iconic TV stereotypes, portraying layered and emotionally grounded women on digital platforms.
• Barun Sobti transitioned from TV melodrama to realism, mastering psychological thrillers with restrained, flawed characters in Asur and Kohrra.