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Turkish delight

Ekta Kapoor has managed to woo audiences in Turkey as well. The K-queen has been invited by the Ministry of Tourism (Turkey) to shoot a few episodes of her soaps there

Back to Section Stories Posted On Monday, May 14, 2007


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Sandipan Dalal and Ranjib Mazumder

Ekta Kapoor

Balaji soaps are extremely popular in Turkey; government officials of the country confess that they have been addicted to it ever since they got a taste of Ekta Kapoor's K-soaps. It all started with representatives of Ministry of Tourism (Turkey) made a trip to India and were overwhelmed by the soaps on air. Now they have invited Ekta and her team to explore locations in Turkey and can a few episodes. Naturally, the cast and crew of Kasamh Se and Kayamath are flying to Turkey at the end of this month for a 15-day schedule. Creative heads at Balaji are already in a scurry planning twists and turns in plots that will land the principal characters in Turkey.

Says Ekta Kapoor, "The locals of Turkey are quite fond of our soaps. In spite of the cultural differences they are always clued into our soaps. The tourism department have invited us and requested us to shoot a couple of episodes there. They are looking at exploiting Turkey as destination for soap-makers and filmmakers alike. Our production house representatives have already visited locations there and we should be soon flying off."

Ekta further explains that filming in foreign locales is a welcome change for the actors and the viewers alike. As for the cast members they are yet to realise the future course of the story-line.

Naman Shaw from Kasamh Se further adds, "All I know is that we are heading to Turkey on May 28. I'm definitely, excited as for the storyline we have not been informed by our creative team."

Prachi Desai and Ram Kapoor in Kasamh Se

Roshni Chopra aka Pia in Kasamh Se, says, "We have been told that we will be leaving on May 28. We are probably going to shoot there for five to six days." But, there is a hitch. "For my honeymoon, my husband Siddharth and I planned that we would go to Turkey and then Prague. Now, I don't want to visit the same place once again. So, I am trying my best to convince Siddharth that we should go to Spain and Prague," she adds.

Last time, when the unit of Kasamh Se went to Dubai, Ram and Roshni did not get enough time for shopping. "Whenever we shoot outdoors, we shoot for at least 20 hours a day. This time, I will make sure that I take time out for my shopping and sight-seeing. I plan to buy a few carpets from there," she says