Who hasn't heard of Ekta Kapoor? She is known as the "Queen of Daily Shows" and has become popular on TV channels through her serials. Ekta Kapoor, who began her TV career at an early age, comes from a highly prominent Bollywood family, yet she worked hard for her achievement rather than inheriting it. At the young age of 17, when he began her profession, she experienced success quickly. We will provide you with all the specific details on Ekta Kapoor's life as everyone is interested in learning about her serials, family, and movies.

Personal Life

Ekta Kapoor is 47 years old and was born on June 7, 1975. Her mother, Shobha Kapoor, is also a part of the cinema and television industries, while her father, Jitendra, was a well-renowned and successful actor in Bollywood during the 1970s-1980s. Tusshar Kapoor, an actor, and his son Laksh Kapoor are also members of Ekta's family. Every member of the Kapoor family has made a significant contribution to the world of television and movies in this way.

Ekta completed her schooling at the famous institution of Mumbai , "Bombay Scottish School." She pursued her college education at Mithibai College. But at barely 17, she abandoned everything and began her profession in the television serial production world. Ekta claims that her father, Jitendra, advised her to choose between a career and a marriage. Ekta decided to pursue a career since she did not want to get married after this.

Career

Kapoor started her career at the age of 17, interning with advertisement and feature filmmaker Kailash Surendranath. After obtaining financing from her father, she was a producer under her banner Balaji Telefilms. Her initial projects were failures, with six of her pilot episodes being rejected, leading to a total loss of ₹50 lakh (equivalent to ₹2.0 crore or US$250,000 in 2023). In 1995, Mano Ya Na Mano was selected by Zee TV and her music-based show Dhun Dhamaka was chosen by Doordarshan. Her 1995 sitcom, Hum Paanch was her first success.

In the 2000s, the letter 'K' became her lucky alphabet and she launched many shows with the first word of every title starting with the same letter, including Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, which broke all records to become the series to attract the highest TRPs in 2000. Other shows beginning with 'K' include Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kabhii Sautan Kabhii Sahelii, Kohi Apna Sa, Kaahin Kissii Roz, Kalash, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kahiin To Hoga and Kasamh Se. In 2001, she was awarded the title of Best Entrepreneur of the Year.

By July 2001, Kapoor was producing more than 30 hours of television shows per week. 20 of her 34 serials were listed as the most popular serials, across all major TV channels like Zee TV, Sony, Star Plus and Metro. Her projected turnover for 2000–2001 was listed as ₹35 crore (equivalent to ₹139 crore or US$17 million in 2023).

After establishing herself in Hindi TV serials, she began venturing into other regional languages, starting with the Tamil series, Kudumbum. The series became very popular and she then got it dubbed into Telugu and launched it in Hindi as Ghar Ek Mandir. She then ventured into Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali languages. As of 2001, Kapoor wrote her own scripts despite having writers working for her, taking an active interest in all stages of production, while her mother, Shobha, handled the accounts.

Kapoor has thus created and produced more than 130 Indian soap operas. Some of her other popular shows include Pavitra Rishta, Bade Acche Lagte Hain, Yeh Hai Mohabbatein, Jodha Akbar, Naagin, Kumkum Bhagya, Kasam Tere Pyaar Ki, Kundali Bhagya, Yeh Hai Chahatein and several others that were credited with starting a new wave on Indian television, leading to her being known as the "Czarina of television" and "the Queen of Indian Television".

She ventured into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta, starring Sushmita Sen and Govinda. Kucch To Hai and Krishna Cottage, based on supernatural themes, followed in 2003 and 2004. The 2005 Kyaa Kool Hai Hum featured her brother Tusshar Kapoor. She then went on to co-produce Shootout at Lokhandwala with Sanjay Gupta. This was followed by Mission Istanbul and EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Padhega in collaboration with Sunil Shetty. None of these films were commercial or critical successes.

Between 2010 and 2014, she produced many unsuccessful films, including Love Sex aur Dhokha, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai, and Shor in the City.

In 2012, Ekta Kapoor started the Institute of Creative Excellence, a media training school through her production house Balaji Telefilms. Kapoor has also launched a number of TV series online through her digital app ALTBalaji.

Awards

Through his serials, he debuted several artists, some currently employed by Bollywood. Due to her accomplishments at an early age, Ekta was recognized for various awards in addition to her serials and films. Below are some facts regarding the Ekta Awards.

• The Indo-American Society Award for Most Outstanding Female Entrepreneur was given to Ekta Kapoor in 2010.
• The "Dada Saheb Phalke Academy Award for Distinguished Film and Television Producer" was given to Ekta Kapoor in 2012.
• The "Impact Ka 50 Award" for Most Influential Women in Media Marketing and Advertising was given to Ekta Kapoor in 2016.
• Additionally, she received the 2017 Sterling Icon of Entertainment Award from the Indian Television Academy.
• The Forbes Tycoon of Tomorrow Award for Icon of Excellence went to Ekta Kapoor in 2018.
• She won the 2018 Dada Saheb Phalke Excellence Award for being the most inspirational icon.
• She also received the Hindustan Times Business Award for the Continent's Business Icon in 2019.
• She was also given the "Business Today" award in 2019 for being the most powerful woman in Indian business.
• Additionally, in 2019 there was a Content Creator ET Business Award.
• 2019's HT Most Stylish Filmmaker of the Year went to Ekta Kapoor.
• In 2020, Ekta Kapoor also received the "Padma Shri" award.

Controversies

Any successful person's life is not without controversy. In the middle of their successes, they must deal with several issues, which often manifest as controversies because of the media.

• Due to continuos disagreements with Smriti Irani, Smriti took exit from Ekta's serial in 2007 and was replaced by another character. However, she made up with Smriti and brought her back in this serial due to the declining TRP of the previous episode.
• A unique contract between Ekta Kapoor and the actors who appear in her serials has also been discussed. As per this agreement, no artist will have the right to protest the scenes or conversations featured in the serial.
• The All India Kshatriya Mahasabha rejected her television series, Jodha Akbar, because, in their opinion, many historical inaccuracies were depicted in it. They claimed that as a result, the public receives inaccurate historical facts. Other communities also objected to this series and burned an effigy of togetherness. Finally, this series had to come to an end.
• Because his mother-in-law was also Kabhi Bahu Thi, Pulkit Samrat had to leave the television series Bitch for health concerns. But he had said that Ekta still owed him money. After some time, he brought a lawsuit against Ekta to court with no resolution to this issue.
• Rajeev Khandelwal, who appeared in Ekta's series Kahi To Hoga, stated publicly that he is independent of Ekta Kapoor and can do quality work on her own. Following this, Ekta said that she would never again collaborate with Rajiv. Even if the cause of the disagreements has not yet been made public, this argument has been under debate for a while.
• Ekta participated in the conversation about the Malayalam movie Drishyam. She claims that a Japanese novel, for which no credit has been given to her, served as the inspiration for the movie. In this regard, Ekta had sent the film's creator's legal notice.
• Ekta has also talked about her personal life and connection with producer Karan Johar. For this, she received trolling on Twitter and inquiries about the timing of the announcement of Karan and Ekta's wedding.