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• I’d love to marry Karan Johar: Ekta Kapoor

  Published: September 26, 2007, 9:33 am

  Tags: Televsion News, Ekta, Sunita

  here. Both Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor are 30-plus, fiery, feisty, famous and eminently single. And although both are off-camera celebrities, they get mobbed big-time in public places. Once upon a time, both of them were overweight, bratty, spoilt kids from very filmy families who were fated to take their

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• Shah Rukh or Salman may perform at Ekta Kapoor’s show

  Published: October 1, 2007, 2:47 am

  Tags: Televsion News, Ekta, Harsha, Density, Perform, Awards, Balaji, Chugh

  Ekta Kapoor’s television awards event, to be held in December in the United Arab Emirates, is getting bigger by the day. The latest buzz is that either Salman Khan or Shah Rukh Khan may perform at the function. What’s more, either Gautami Gadgil of Tulsi fame or Sakshi Talwar, better known as Parvati, will also be [...]

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• I never had any problems with Ekta, says Nandini

  Published: October 17, 2007, 2:54 am

  Tags: Televsion News, Nandini, Balaji, Kesar, Shobha, Ekta

  After her tormentor Nikhil Arya’s departure, “Kesar” star Nandini Sen is back in the Balaji fold. She says she never had any problems with Ekta Kapoor and it was therefore easy to join back. “It feels good to be back… It’s like home. I never had any problems with Ekta, Mrs. Shobha Kapoor or their team. [...]

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• I won’t cut down on STAR content: Ekta Kapoor

  Published: October 27, 2007, 9:17 am

  Tags: Televsion News, Preconditions, Ekta, Software, Ndtv, Rewarded, Reconnected, Shabina, Enjoyment

  TV soap queen Ekta Kapoor intends to go on working with STAR Entertainment India even though the channel’s former CEO Sameer Nair has moved to NDTV, carrying with him a lot of the creative team members. “My relationship with STAR is very strong. However, my rapport with them is purely of a content provider. I work [...]

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• Saakshi Tanwar prefers playing spunky widow in ‘Kahaani…’

  Published: November 7, 2007, 11:14 am

  Tags: Televsion News, Saakshi, Parvati, Kahaani, Tanwar, Ekta, Ghar, Spunk, Widow

  Popular small screen actress Saakshi Tanwar has started enjoying playing a widow in STAR Plus’ long running series “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii” because her character Parvati has acquired more spunk. “I must admit playing Parvati has become a lot more fun ever since the character became a widow. Earlier Parvati was submissive and

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• Ekta Kapoor’s soaps move into Arab world

  Published: December 1, 2007, 1:12 am

  Tags: Televsion News, Soaps, Gulf, Ekta, Muslim, Gujarati, Kyunkis, Translatable

  K. Jha: Ekta Kapoor’s soaps have now moved to Dubai. “That’s because we’ve decided to make soaps for the Gulf countries. As it is, they watch pirated versions of our Indian soaps, so I decided, why not make serials separately for the Muslim world?” Making Ekta’s new brain-wave relatively easy was the

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• Rakhi Sawant dropped from Ekta’s awards function

  Published: December 31, 2007, 3:38 am

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Ekta Awards Function, Rakhi Sawant, Moranis, Balaji, Rakhi, Function, Smriti, Ekta, Rigging

  questioning the "role" of Ekta Kapoor and Balaji Telefilms in the final result, Balaji has decided to drop Rakhi from their first awards function on Jan 25 that is likely to be held at Dubai. When asked, Ekta told IANS: "I wouldn't really know the details of the show since they are being handled by Bunty Wallia and the Moranis. But yes, if

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• Balaji awards to be held on Feb 1

  Published: January 18, 2008, 10:50 am

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Balaji, Categories, Fiction, Nominations, Judging, Ekta, Awards, Malvankar

  Balaji Telefilms has announced its partnership with the newly launched 9X general entertainment channel for the annual 'Global Indian T V Honours' which will be held here on February 1. From next year onwards, the awards ceremony will be held in different cities across the globe.

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• Shah Rukh Khan to perform with 11 girls, says Ekta Kapoor

  Published: January 23, 2008, 5:57 am

  Tags: Shahrukh Khan, Ekta Kapoor

  What are the highlights of the Indian TV awards?Lots of performances by the biggies including Shah Rukh Khan, who's the biggest of them all. Then there's Lara Dutta performing with Jay Bhanushali and few other TV stars. We wanted the TV and film stars to co-exist on the same stage. Then the actors from my brother Tusshar's starrer Shootout At

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• Ekta, Karan Johar to rock n roll together

  Published: February 3, 2008, 2:41 am

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar, Ekta, Jiggy, Roll, Karan, Soniye, Rock, Refused, Johar

  Ekta Kapoor had earlier refused to shake a leg with Karan Johar but has changed her mind. She will be seen dancing with the director to "Rock n Roll Soniye" from his "Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna" at Balaji Telefilms' first award function Friday evening. "It's meant to be the surprise of the evening. But Karan and Ekta are actually going to dance

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• Pulkit Samrat charge of being underpaid stuns Ekta Kapoor

  Published: February 8, 2008, 1:21 pm

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Ekta Kapoor, Pulkit Samrat, Pulkit, Nivedita, Underpaid, Samrat, Ekta, Kyunkii, Balaji

  Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi", that Ekta Kapoor had "underpaid and under-utilised" him, have stunned the TV tycoon and her team. Pulkit has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against Balaji Telefilms Limited for non-payment and also for a contract that restricted him from working with any other production house for three years. And he claims

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• Smriti Irani back with Ekta Kapoor?

  Published: February 11, 2008, 1:34 pm

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Balaji Telefilms, Ekta Kapoor, Smriti Irani, Smriti, Ekta, Gadgil, Gautami, Drink, Irani, Awards

  Smriti Irani and her mentor Ekta Kapoor have patched up and Ekta says she wants her most popular 'bahu' to come back to Balaji Telefilms. The rapprochement happened when Smriti came to Balaji's first awards function and danced on-stage with Gautami Gadgil, her replacement in "Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi".

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• Kasauti Zindagi Kay on STAR Plus Ends with Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil

  Published: February 27, 2008, 12:23 pm

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Kasauti Zindagi Kay, Meraa, Kasauti, Mandloi, Zindagi, Aditi, Desh, Ekta, Jumaani

  "Kasauti Zindagi Kay", the popular serial made by television soap queen Ekta Kapoor, is coming to an end. The show is being replaced by another love story from the Balaji camp titled "Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil", starting March 3 on STAR Plus.

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• Smriti Irani’s absence from the show made no difference to the Ratings: Ekta Kapoor

  Published: April 21, 2008, 3:14 am

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Ekta Kapoor, Smriti Irani, Smriti, Gautami, Kyunkii, Tulsi, Trps, Sakshi

  tycoon Ekta Kapoor rubbishes rumours that she has brought Smriti Irani, the popular small screen bahu Tulsi, back on her show "Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" at the behest of STAR. "No channel has the guts to ask me for any actor. They never do it. They never will. We at Balaji have that much credibility at the channels," Ekta told IANS in

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• I tortured the hell out of Prachi Desai: Ekta Kapoor

  Published: April 25, 2008, 2:40 am

  Tags: Indian Television News And Gossips, Ekta Kapoor, Prachi Desai, Prachi, Favouritism, Kasamh, Tortured, Ekta, Balaji, Harder, Dikhla

  Ekta Kapoor made her blue-eyed girl Prachi Desai of "Kasamh Se" fame work harder than other actors before relieving her from Balaji Telefilms because the TV tycoon didn't want to be accused of favouritism. "Honestly, Prachi is like a part of our family. My father, mother and I have adopted her. But as a producer I tortured the hell out of her.

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