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Ekta Kapoor
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Indian film/TV producer, director (born 1975)
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Ekta Kapoor is an Indian television and film producer who also works as a television actor. Born on June 7, 1975, in Mumbai, she is the daughter of Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and the sister of Tusshar Kapoor. She began her professional career in 1995 and speaks Hindi and English.
Kapoor has been involved in production roles within the entertainment industry. Her credited works include the titles *Intruder* and *Lootera*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Intruder
- Lootera
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Film & TV
Production · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Ekta Kapoor is an Indian Film/TV Producer and Director. She started her career at age 17, interning with ad and feature filmmaker Kailash Surendranath, until after obtaining financing from her father, she decided to become a producer. She ventured into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, Kucch To Hai and Krishna Cottage based on supernatural themes…
Known for
- Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives — Self2020
- TED Talks India — Self2017
- The Kapil Sharma Show — Herself2016
- The Kapil Sharma Show — Self2016
- Shamitabh — Self2015
- Comedy Nights with Kapil — Self2013
- C Kkompany — Special Appearance2008
- Koffee with Karan — Self2004
via TMDB
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,770x
- Global burden of 87 risk factors in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 7,996x
- Safety and efficacy of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine (AZD1222) against SARS-CoV-2: an interim analysis of four randomised controlled trials in Brazil, South Africa, and the UK
· 2021 · cited 4,163x
- A Prediction Rule to Identify Low-Risk Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
· 1997 · cited 3,591x
- The repertoire of mutational signatures in human cancer
· 2020 · cited 3,325x
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Quotes
- “When you're writing a character, you have to know where they're coming from. You may never use that information, but you have to know it. It just helps you mark the journey better.”
- “I never want to be on a pedestal. Because the same people who put you on a pedestal will throw you of it. I really don't want to be appreciated to the extent that I start living for their appreciation.”
- “Art has different meaning for different people. For some its realism, for some its escapism, and you have to accept that.”
- “I could actually tell stories and narratives which were little alternative and radical. For whatever its worth, you can support imperfection. (as an answer to the evolving tastes of the Indian Audience and the rise of the Digital Streaming Platforms)”
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1975-06-07 ) 7 June 1975 (age 50) , Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Alma mater
- Mithibai College
- Occupations
- Television producer film producer
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Organizations
- Balaji Telefilms Balaji Motion Pictures
- Parents
- Jeetendra (father) Shobha Kapoor (mother)
- Relatives
- Tushar Kapoor (brother) Abhishek Kapoor (cousin)
- Awards
- International Emmy Directorate Award (2023)
- Honours
- Padma Shri (2020)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Father
- Jeetendra
- Mother
- Shobha Kapoor
- Sibling
- Tusshar Kapoor
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Ekta-Kapoor-graces-the-trailer-launch-if-Alt-Balajis-Apaharan (cropped).jpg
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- Ekta Kapoor
- date of birth
- 1975-06-07
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Ekta Kapoor (born 7 June 1975) is an Indian television and film producer, known for her work in Hindi television and Bollywood cinema. She is the founder of Balaji Telefilms Limited, where she serves as joint managing director and creative head.
Kapoor began her career at the age of 17 and became known for producing a large number of television soap operas in Hindi, many of which gained significant popularity during the late 1990s and 2000s. Her biggest success came in 2000 with Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi on StarPlus which had the highest TRP for an Indian serial with 22.4 and was the most successful serial at its time. She followed it with Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii (2000) and Kasautii Zindagii Kay (2001) to become the Queen of Indian television.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ekta Kapoor” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.