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'Match kundali? Only for my marriage!'
Ekta Kapoor lashes out at the buzz doing the rounds that she checks her TV actors' kundalis before signing them on
ROSHNI OLIVERA Times News Network
There has been buzz for the past few days that TV producer Ekta Kapoor has started checking her actors' kundalis to see if associating with them is in her best interests.
So, what does Ekta herself have to say about this? "In the last 12 years of television, if something like this existed it would have come to the fore much earlier. Tulsi, Parvati, Prerna, Kashish, now Gauri and Bani (all protagonists of her shows)... if these actors said their kundalis were asked for, it would make sense. How come none of these were asked for their kundalis? Only one actor, who's played a side role in my show, was 'asked'. Maybe the actor just wanted to retaliate because he was removed from the show for his bad performance. In fact, I tried my best to keep him, but the writer and channel put their foot down and he was replaced."
The axed actor in question is Manoj Bidwai who is no longer doing Ekta's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. But how did this kundali buzz start? "A rumour starts with one person and then it's built upon by people who have nothing else to do," says Ekta, rather unfazed. But the fact is that she is looked upon as somebody who's spiritually inclined, probably that's why the rumour gained credence. "My spirituality is a personal belief. It doesn't give anybody the right to make fun of it or even stand up and question it. In fact, in order to clean up misconceptions related to spirituality I'm soon venturing into something new, which I'll talk about later."
It's people's misconception that two people's kundalis should match for work, she says, adding, "It's only in marriage proposals or in a longterm deal. If I started checking kundalis of every actor that works with me, I'll slowly go mad! If ever I had to, I would be matching my kundali with the channel, not with an actor!" So, when would Ekta Kapoor match her kundali? "For marriage, of course!"
So, what does Ekta herself have to say about this? "In the last 12 years of television, if something like this existed it would have come to the fore much earlier. Tulsi, Parvati, Prerna, Kashish, now Gauri and Bani (all protagonists of her shows)... if these actors said their kundalis were asked for, it would make sense. How come none of these were asked for their kundalis? Only one actor, who's played a side role in my show, was 'asked'. Maybe the actor just wanted to retaliate because he was removed from the show for his bad performance. In fact, I tried my best to keep him, but the writer and channel put their foot down and he was replaced."
The axed actor in question is Manoj Bidwai who is no longer doing Ekta's Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. But how did this kundali buzz start? "A rumour starts with one person and then it's built upon by people who have nothing else to do," says Ekta, rather unfazed. But the fact is that she is looked upon as somebody who's spiritually inclined, probably that's why the rumour gained credence. "My spirituality is a personal belief. It doesn't give anybody the right to make fun of it or even stand up and question it. In fact, in order to clean up misconceptions related to spirituality I'm soon venturing into something new, which I'll talk about later."
It's people's misconception that two people's kundalis should match for work, she says, adding, "It's only in marriage proposals or in a longterm deal. If I started checking kundalis of every actor that works with me, I'll slowly go mad! If ever I had to, I would be matching my kundali with the channel, not with an actor!" So, when would Ekta Kapoor match her kundali? "For marriage, of course!"
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