The soap queen on her latest show ‘Kasturi’. Having made several popular serials, Ektaa is also considering making reality shows.
“Kasturi is one amongst the millions but one in a million,” says producer Ektaa Kapoor about the lead character (played by Shubhangi Atre) in her show ‘Kasturi’ (Star Plus) that launches on Monday night.
She adds, “Usually girls blindly follow their hearts but Kasturi is a girl who thinks before she takes a decision. ‘Kasturi’ is a heart touching love story. It is a salutation to the middle class of India for surviving against all odds; especially for travelling by public transport from one end of the city to another.” She adds candidly, “Honestly speaking, I wouldn’t be able to do that!”
Interestingly, Ektaa has cast relatively new faces in the show. To this, she says, “I get better performances from the established actors but I get a lot of enthusiasm from new actors. And that is what matters today.”
Coincidentally, the promotion capsules of this serial appear similar to those of ‘Kkusum’, a serial she made few years ago. She bites her tongue and smiles; probably embarrassed at having been caught doing another rip-off? “It is one of the cutest promos. I wanted to reuse the concept of hundreds of girls getting out of the train and pointing towards just one,” she admits.
Even though comparisons between ‘Kkusum’ and ‘Kasturi’ are evident, Ektaa is confident that viewers will still watch ‘Kasturi’. On why she doesn’t make men-oriented serials, she retorts, “Let my competitors make them and we’ll see if women allow men to watch them. The remote will still be with women.”
On being asked for how long her serials “Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’ and “Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii’ (both on Star Plus) would continue, she replies, “If people love the characters, I have no right to pull it off. If the audiences don’t like it, the show will be replaced automatically.”
Having made several popular serials, Ektaa is now considering making reality shows. “I will make a reality show. It will neither be music-based nor a talent hunt show,” she keeps the curiosity going.
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