which dealt with women friends, working women, forbidden love and other such themes. It was all quite different from what TV audiences were used to but they were loving it.That’s when Ekta Kapoor walked into the Star Plus office with her different story ideas.
Different is a mild term. Ekta’s serials were traditional,melodramatic and a throwback to another era altogether,when mothers-in-law were nasty and wicked and daughters-in-law cringe-makingly subservient.So out of sync with the nation’s modern, progressive psyche,cried the critics. There was overall consensus that with sagas like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii,TV had regressed by 20 years.
Ekta KapoorBut that was then. Today, Ekta still does TV but she has shifted her focus to movies. And her 70mm avatar is nothing like her small screen persona. As a film producer, she has some very unconventional, interesting films to her credit. Be it the racy Love, Sex Aur Dhoka with its experimental theme and format, the unusual Shor In The City, the gritty gangster film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, or the just released, bold The Dirty Picture, her foray into films has revealed a new, improved Ekta. A no-holds barred interview with the new Ms Kapoor.
Different is a mild term. Ekta’s serials were traditional,melodramatic and a throwback to another era altogether,when mothers-in-law were nasty and wicked and daughters-in-law cringe-makingly subservient.So out of sync with the nation’s modern, progressive psyche,cried the critics. There was overall consensus that with sagas like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii,TV had regressed by 20 years.
Ekta KapoorBut that was then. Today, Ekta still does TV but she has shifted her focus to movies. And her 70mm avatar is nothing like her small screen persona. As a film producer, she has some very unconventional, interesting films to her credit. Be it the racy Love, Sex Aur Dhoka with its experimental theme and format, the unusual Shor In The City, the gritty gangster film Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai, or the just released, bold The Dirty Picture, her foray into films has revealed a new, improved Ekta. A no-holds barred interview with the new Ms Kapoor.
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