The definition of a hero has changed with time specially with the OTT. Javed Jaffery who has been in the industry for a few decades and is not only known for his dance moves and baritone voice believes so.
The actor talking to a publication, when was asked how with the digital platform the entire concept of hero has changed, the actor said, "The whole concept of the hero is changing with OTT. The people who lead the story are heroes now. The protagonist is a hero. If you are watching somethig like 'Paatal Lok' or 'Panchayat' it's a story of one person. With the OTT boom, the definition of a hero has changed. Now the question is how do you define a hero? Is it only when he does something heroic? In a digital platform, the hero is a protagonist, he is not the person who is a saint and who fights fisty villains to save his heroine. The definition of a hero in Hindi cinema has somehow got stuck into just Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan bashing villains. That's the Hindi film definition of a hero. Technically speaking in Hollywood, i don't see that word being used. You refer to heroes as leads."