How 2026 saw new talent break through on OTT: Decoding rise of Akash Makhija, Prasanna Bisht, Samara Tijori, and more

Indian OTT saw breakthrough performances by young actors like Akash Makhija, Prasanna Bisht, Samara Tijori, and Yudhvir Ahlawat.

On Prime Video's Raakh, Akash Makhija and Ramandeep Yadav played contrasting serial killers inspired by the Ranga Billa case.

Samara Tijori earned plaudits for her breakthrough performance as a killer in the thriller Daldal.

Kashmira Pardeshi played a homemaker-turned-criminal kingpin in Netflix's Glory.

Siddharth Shaw portrayed a sexually abusive husband in JioHotstar's Chiraiya.