Ekta Kapoor was born on 7 June 1975 and is an Indian television producer, film producer and director who works in Hindi cinema and soap opera.
19 Facts About Ekta Kapoor
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Ekta Kapoor is the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited, which was founded in 1994.
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In 2017, Kapoor launched her biography, Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms.
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Ekta Kapoor was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2020 for her work in the field of arts.
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Ekta Kapoor is the daughter of actors Jeetendra and Shobha Ekta Kapoor.
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Ekta Kapoor's younger brother, Tusshar Kapoor, is a Bollywood actor.
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Ekta Kapoor went to school at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended college at Mithibai College.
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Ekta Kapoor is not married but she has a son named Ravie Ekta Kapoor, who was born on 27 January 2019 by surrogacy.
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Ekta Kapoor started her career at the age of 17, interning with advertisement and feature filmmaker Kailash Surendranath.
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Ekta Kapoor then ventured into Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarati and Bengali languages.
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Ekta Kapoor has thus created and produced more than 130 Indian soap operas.
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Ekta Kapoor ventured into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with Kyo Kii.
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Ekta Kapoor then went on to co-produce Shootout at Lokhandwala with Sanjay Gupta.
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In 2012, Ekta Kapoor started the Institute of Creative Excellence, a media training school through her production house Balaji Telefilms.
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Ekta Kapoor has launched a number of TV series online through her digital app ALTBalaji.
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Ekta Kapoor was chosen to lead the Confederation of Indian Industries entertainment committee.
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Ekta Kapoor is regarded as one of the most powerful ladies in the television industry and is amongst the top 25 woman entrepreneurs of India.
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Ekta Kapoor was awarded Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour, in 2020 for her work in the field of arts.
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Ekta Kapoor has received awards as the producer of Balaji Telefilms.