HT[M]-Ekta turns Mona into cool mom

An Ekta Kapoor TV show, post a leap, would typically age a mother by adding a few streaks of white hair, a pair of spectacles and a dash of conservative dressing. But Ekta has broken her own mould by giving actor Mona Singh a more contemporary and cool look in Kya Huaa Tera Vaada, which has recently gone ahead by 10 years.

Before the leap, Mona was seen in traditional suits and saris. After the leap, she is seen in kurtis and pants. "I asked Ekta about it — whether she would want me to wear saris or what changes would be made to the look? She said, 'I want you to look like today's mother, who should be much cooler.' So she wanted to bring in the change we are all seeing in our mothers and wanted to portray me as a cool mom," says Mona.