Iqbal Khan meets Ekta Kapoor for peace talks
Mumbai, Dec 4 (IANS) The hush-hush meeting between television actor Iqbal Khan and Balaji Telefilms' head Ekta Kapoor, who were said to have fallen out, have got rumour mills abuzz.
Have the two decided to bury their differences and work together again?
"All I can say is Ekta and I met with the same warmth affection and feeling of solidarity as we did in the past. There's absolutely no ill-will between us. I don't know why some sections of the press are trying to sour things between us by writing about showdowns. We never had a showdown," Iqbal told IANS.
"My decision to leave Balaji has nothing to do with any differences between us. I am taking a break because I've been working non-stop for two years.
"The fact is I was a flop actor when Ekta's company gave me 'Kaisa Yeh Pyarr Hai'. Whatever I am today I owe to Ekta. And I'm not going to be one of those actors who starts to bad-mouth her after leaving Balaji," said Iqbal, who met his mentor last week.
Though Iqbal rules out the chance of an early return to Balaji, there's no doubt that the doors are not shut for the actor.
Iqbal is now busy preparing for his marriage to fiance Sneha.
"Only our immediate families - her parents and mine - will be present for the nikaah. After that, we'll proceed to register our marriage. If I had my way, I'd just go straight to the registrar's office and be done with it."
Iqbal intends to have a large wedding reception for family and friends. Will Ekta be present?
"By all means. She has to come. Ekta has always supported me. And I won't let that change," said Iqbal emotionally.
--By Subhash K. Jha
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