“When the television arrived, people used to say that it will take over cinema and only television will exist. But that didn’t happen. Television came and it continued with different types of programme. Cinema though affected by the advent of television, still continues. Similarly, my prediction is that with the OTT (Over The Top referred to the digital platforms) coming in, it’s not that the cinema will become redundant. It will just refine itself in a way that it will provide you the kind of entertainment, which an OTT is not that suited to provide. I don’t believe that the OTT platform is as specific to stardom as cinema has been in our country,” said Ali taking part in a dialogue at the BVFF in Guwahati.