Ekta Kapoor Queen of Television Industry, T.V. Serials, Balaji Telefilms
Ekta Kapoor launches daily soap online
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 14:56
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After launching Taray Liye on Star Plus this month, Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji-Alt Entertainment is ready with an online show that’ll be streamed on YouTube. The show, called Bol Niti Bol, is a youth-oriented daily soap whose run time is not more than three minutes per episode. The production house has 70 episodes ready.
Kapoor confirms this and says, “Uday Shankar from Star Group had once told me that broadband media will be the next big thing in entertainment. We had been working on an online show for the last couple of months. My creative team came up with the idea of Bol Niti Bol, which revolves around a young girl and her problems.”
The soap queen asserts that special care was taken to ensure that Niti didn’t come across as a typical Balaji Telefilms heroine.
“I didn’t work on the casting. It was one of my creative heads who launched the search for the apt leading lady. She ensured that she styled her differently to make her look and sound young, bright and sensible,” says Kapoor, who is the first daily soap producer to have a fiction show online.
Kapoor says it is an added advantage that Bol Niti Bol doesn’t have a fixed time slot. “Anyone anywhere can access these episodes. We haven’t done anything much in terms of fiction content for the youth. This show is on a youth platform. As a content provider, I wanted to produce material for as many different media as possible. We’ll have more such shows for sure,” states the TV show-turned-film producer.
Response Cell Taray Liye, which marked Balaji Telefilms’ re-entry on Star Plus’ primetime slot, opened with 3.8 points. Kapoor is excited about the initial response to her new soap. “I’m happy that we opened with such a high rating. It feels great to be back on a channel that ran three of my most iconic shows — Kasauti Zindagi Kay, Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii and Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi — for eight years each,” she says.
Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai – Kapoor’s next film as producer – finally has a release date. “We’re opening on July 30,” she says. “The film is ready. It’s been shot at some of the finest locations in the city. Some of them still have the old-world Bombay charm. It took us a while to get the locations sorted because there were layers of permissions involved with some of them. It’s edgier than I thought it would be when I heard the script. I’m keeping my fingers and toes crossed for now.”
Thank God - Ekta Kapoor escapes unhurt in car accident
Monday, 19 April 2010 03:07
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Muzaffarnagar, Apr 17 (PTI)Film producer Ekta Kapoor had a narrow escape when her car fell into a ditch after hitting a tree on Delhi-Hardwar national highway here.
The 34-year-old producer was on her way to Hardwar when the incident occurred last evening, police said.
The driver of her car, Radha Charan was injured in the accident. However, Kapoor continued her journey to Hardwar in another car.
Kapoor, the daughter of veteran actors Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor, is known for producing numerous soap operas and movies.
Her most famous television ventures are 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii' and 'Kasautii Zindagii Kay'. She recently produced Dibakar Banerjee's 'Love, Sex Aur Dhokha'.
Bollywood producer Ekta Kapoor talks about Love Sex Aur Dhoka, the film directed by Dibakar Banerjee.The film has already got a lot acclaim from critics.
Ekta was crowned ‘queen of soap operas’ and ventured into filmmaking in the late 1990s. But it is with ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha‘ (LSD) that producer Ekta Kapoor says she has finally got critical acclaim. She said she always believed in ‘clutter-breaking’ as she had begun her creative ventures ‘with something nobody else was doing’.
‘I’m a bundle of nerves at the moment. I think it will take some time before everything sinks in. This is the first time I have got critical acclaim for any of my films. It feels great,’ Ekta told IANS in an interview.
‘Also, I’ve heard that everyone is liking it…from old to young, which actually feels nice,’ she added.
Ekta, who has recently been named one of the ‘Most Influential South Asian Women Executives in the Media and Entertainment Industry 2010′, will do whatever it takes – even promote a provocative movie like LSD – to rule the film industry.
‘I don’t believe in being branded…I believe in clutter-breaking. Even with Balaji Telefilms we started out with something nobody else was doing. It was all about creating a bond with the audiences,’ Ekta said.
She ruled the Indian television for more than a decade with saas bahu sagas like ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, ‘Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ and ‘Kahiin To Hoga’. In the late 1990s, she ventured into film production and co-produced films like ‘Kyaa Kool Hain Hum’ and ‘Shootout At Lokhandwala’ under her banner Balaji.
With LSD, Ekta has lanched a new banner. The film, which received encouraging reviews from critics, was made under the banner ALT Entertainment. She says she will continue experimenting under her new banner.
‘With ALT, I’ll experiment. It might be shocking or provocative, but it will be different. My next ventures under ALT are Neeraj Pandey’s ‘Special 26′ and ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai’. Both are very interesting projects and may be ahead of their times,’ said the 34-year-old.
When asked, what prompted her to produce LSD, Ekta gives credit to the script.
‘When I read the script of LSD, I realised that it is the most interesting script I have ever read. I had seen Dibakar Banerjee’s work and I knew he had the sensitivity to do justice to a project like this.
‘LSD also went well with the soul of ALT Entertainment; so I decided to take it up,’ she said.
Asked about her name appearing in the ‘Most Influential South Asian Women Executives in the Media and Entertainment Industry 2010′ along with prominent personalities like Jhumpa Lahiri, Deepa Mehta, Mira Nair and Indu Jain, she said: ‘It makes me proud that my name was listed among such great women. It is truly an honour. South Asia is quite huge and to be selected among so many people feels great.’
The list was made by Korn/Ferry International, a global provider of talent management solutions, in consultation with the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA).
On the whole, LOVE SEX AUR DHOKHA is original, innovative and ground-breaking cinema, which will shock and provoke you. The film is definitely not for the faint-hearted or those who swear by stereotypical fares, but for those who yearn for a change. The youth, especially in metros, should fall hook, line and sinker for this one. The volatile title as also the explosive content should make this low-cost film [budgeted at approx. Rs. 1.5 cr.] a commercial accomplishment!
Modern Womens on Occasion of Women's Day (March 8)
Monday, 08 March 2010 08:15
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The modern woman in the present age occupies top rank and has attained immense success in all the fields such as sports, politics, performing arts, police, administration, medicine, etc. The rising number of successful women has a cascading effect, igniting a ray of hope in those who are still enslaved by a patriarchal system of society. Their success is a big motivation for millions of women who wish to break shackles and carve a niche of their own. On the occasion of Women's Day (March 8) we take a look at some of the influential women at the national and international levels.
Chanda Kochar: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank. Chanda was born in November 17, 1961 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree from Jai Hind College, Mumbai. Later, she joined the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies for a masters degree in management. Chanda began her career in 1984 with ICICI Bank. She has worked in the areas of corporate credit, infrastructure financing, e-commerce, strategy and retail finance. She has also been consistently featured in the Fortune's list of 'Most Powerful Women' in business.
Kiran Bedi: Ex-IPS officer. She is India's first and highest ranking (retired in 2007) woman officer who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972. Her experience and expertise include more than 35 years of tough, innovative and welfare policing. A tough police officer, she didn't even hesitate to penalise the prime minister's car for illegal parking during the 1982 Asiad Games. Legends of honesty and selfless duty are woven around Bedi's personality. As the Inspector General of Asia's biggest Tihar Jail, she transformed the jail and humanized it within six months and turned it into more of an ashram. For these efforts she was awarded Magsaysay Award in 1994.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw: CMD of Biocon Ltd. Biocon Ltd is presently one of the biggest biopharmaceutical firms in India. Under Shaw's s t ew a rd s h i p Biocon transformed from an industrial enzymes company to an integrated bio-pharmaceutical company with strategic research initiatives. Today, Biocon is recognised as India's pioneering biotech enterprise. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw was awarded the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian honors. New York Times called her 'India's Mother of Invention.' The Economist called her India's Biotech Queen. After the first IPO of the company in 1994 was over-subscribed by 30 times, Shaw was regarded as India's richest woman with an estimated worth of Rs. 2,100 crore.
Naina Lal Kidwai: Group GM and Country Head of HSBC India. She is the first Indian woman to have graduated from Harvard Business School. She was ranked third by the Fortune in their list of the World's Top Women in Business in Asia in 2000 and 2001. She is the first woman to guide the functioning of a foreign bank in India. Naina was also counted among the top 50 women in international business in 2003 and is considered as one of the most successful women in the world of finance.
Pratibha Devi Singh Patil: President of India. She took office as India's first woman president on July 25, 2007. Patil's political journey had started during her college days. In 1962, Patil was voted "College Queen" of Mooljee Jaitha (MJ) College in Jalgaon. The same year, she got the Indian National Congress ticket to the assembly election from Jalgaon constituency and went on to win the election with a huge margin. She handled various ministerial berths after that. She was continually re-elected to the Maharashtra Assembly until 1985 when she was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a Congress candidate.
Swati Piramal: Swati A. Piramal is vice chairperson of Piramal Life Sciences Limited and director of Piramal Healthcare Limited. She is the only woman president of Assocham in its history of 88 years. Dr. Piramal is the only lady who has been elected as president of any apex chambers. Piramal's business acumen and excellence is evident from the fact that she was introduced as a member to the committee set up by Yashwant Sinha to transform India into a knowledge power.
Suzanna Arundhati R o y : Writer and act iv i s t . Suzann a Arundh at i Roy, a novelist and firebrand activist spent her childhood in Aymanam, in Kerala, being schooled in Corpus Christi. She came to Delhi at the age of 16 as a homeless entity, staying in a small hut with a tin roof within the walls of Delhi's Feroz Shah Kotla and making a living selling empty bottles. Soon after, she proceeded to study architecture at the Delhi School of Architecture. The God of Small Things is the only novel written by Arundhati Roy and it has catapulted her into fame the world over.
Indra K. Nooyi: Chairm a n a n d CFO of Pe p s i - Co, US. I n d r a K . N o oy i has scaled new heights for the $39 billion food and beverage giant though new products and acquisitions. Nooyi was born in Madras, India, in 1955. After earning her undergraduate degree in chemistry, physics, and math, she went on to enrol in the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta and graduated with a business administration degree. She joined PepsiCo in 1994. For her impressive dealmaking talents, Nooyi was promoted to the job of chief financial officer at the company in 2000.
Kiran Desai: Novelist. A novelist who created ripples in the literary world through her writings, Kiran Desai first came to literary attention in 1997 when she was published in the New Yorker and in Mirrorwork, an anthology of 50 years of Indian writing edited by Salman Rushdie - Strange Happenings in the Guava Orchard - was the closing piece.In 1998,'Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard', which had taken four years to write, was published to good reviews. Eight years later, The Inheritance of Loss was published in early 2006, and won the much coveted 2006 Booker Prize.
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Description: Sweta is basically from Allahabad. Here in Mumbai she lives with her husband Raja Chaudhary and six year old daughter Palak. Sweta is quite different from her reel life to real life. In her real life, she is very talkative, childish but smart and over all she is people`s person. According to Raja, `Strong sense of Decision-making` is the only similarity between Sweta and Prerna. Sweta always wants to be recognizing as a very good dancer as Helen. Once in a dance competition she was offered to do a play named, \"Khoobsurat Bahu\". From then her acting career started to roll on with two more plays, as \"Kirayedaar\" and \"Sardari Begum\". Sohail Dattani has given her first chance in a television serial, named `Ristey`. Her first break with Balaji telefilm`s \"Karam\", where she has appeared in a negative character. By watching her potentiality, Ekta kapoor offered her the lead role in `Kasauti zindagi kay`. Sweta Tiwari and Raja Chaudhari in Nach Baliye-2In Nach Baliye-2 she proved that, excep
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