don't know whether they r posted already. this article is interesting😆
Ekta Kapoor
Balaji Telefilms was started under strange circumstances. It wasn't my brainchild. Dad's friend, Ketan Somaiya, who had a channel called TV Asia wanted my dad to produce TV software for him. So we began making serials and I started looking into their production. TV Asia was sold to Zee
| Some people hate me because they hate my guts. I'm straight-forward, they can't handle that --Ekta Kapoor |
TV, so all our software was blocked. That's because Zee wasn't quite full-fledged then. My mom and I weren't experienced. I want to become a big producer one day and have a media house which will make serials and films on an international scale. I'd love to go global. I know some people hate me because they hate my guts. I'm straight-forward, they can't handle that. I'm not a diplomat. I don't have any secret formula for success. But since I'm a compulsive TV watcher, I knew this was it. I might be Jeetendra's daughter, but I've inherited my strong business sense from my mother. I even briefly toyed with the idea of becoming a journalist. I'm terribly camera shy and so I can't imagine ever turning to acting. I enjoy sitting with script-writers and creating new characters which millions of people watch and enjoy. Ever since I've named my serials starting with the letter "K", I've been on a winning wicket. Even my Govinda film directed by
| Women can handle 800 million things at one time. Men tend to get completely stressed if they have to do more than one thing at a time --Ekta Kapoor |
David Dhawan is called Kyonki Main Jhoot Nahin Bolta. It's a cliche that women and business don't mix. Which is why men tend to patronise us. Or dismiss us lightly. I'm successful because I'm a woman. We can handle 800 million things at one time. Men tend to get completely stressed if they have to do more than one thing at a time. Of course, I'd like to get married someday. But I'll really need a sober guy. Someone who'll be a perfect foil to my loud and boisterous personality.
Praveena Bharadwaj
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