Old Interview of Ekta Kapoor
Do you manage to watch shows from other production houses?
I don't get time to watch my own shows, but I try to catch some like Bidaai or Dil Mil Gaye .
You've always opted for newer talent. Do you feel in these competitive times it's a good idea?
We've always felt that biggest hits have happened with newer talent. In fact, new faces bring a lot of freshness to the shows.
It must have been disappointing for you to shift the venue of your upcoming TV event from Dubai to Mumbai?
It was certainly disappointing. But you never know when a disadvantage turns out to be an advantage. In India you can have it on a much larger scale, abroad you can take just 300 to 400 people. When an event is here, the turnout is much better because a lot of people can't make it abroad on a particular date. Those watching the event on TV will have the best of it all.
Some feel as a production house you should not have ventured into this...
We are not a part of the judging scene. We are just presenting it and are involved in the creatives. I got to know about the nominations just last night. Personally, I don't sit on it at all. Our credibility will depend on how fair the awards are. People are sure it will be classy, how authentic they are waiting to see. Actually I hope actors from outside our production house win!
There's buzz that in the next few days you are coming up with a TV show that's the biggest you've ever made...
I can't tell you what the show is about. It's very challenging and the first time I'm doing something like this. I'm one of those keedas who likes to take up challenges! It will take a lot of hardwork, patience, perseverance. What five kilometers of jogging can't do, I'm hoping this show does for me. That I lose weight!
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It was the perfect sitaron ka mela at a city auditorium on Sunday. Tollywood and Bollywood came calling for this award function. Shakil played the perfect host as he kept the audience 'anchor'ed with his anecdotes, poems singing and dancing skills. But it was the Dil Mil Gaye star, Karan Grover's acting skills that won him a sweeping victory among the little ones. They almost fell over the other to get close to him amidst squeals of "Ooohh check him out. He's so cute." Karan, who bagged an award in the best promising star in the television category, obliged his fans with his autograph.
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Edited by KSGFAN0 - 7 years ago
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