Birthday Special: Ekta Kapoor Created Her First TV Show at 20, Now Owns Property Worth Crores
From Daily Soaps to OTT, Ekta Redefined Indian Entertainment Industry
Television queen Ekta Kapoor started her journey at just 20 with her first serial and went on to revolutionize Indian TV and digital content. On her birthday, here's a look at her inspiring rise and her massive empire worth crores.
Producer and director Ekta Kapoor, who became famous in the TV industry with her saas-bahu serials, is celebrating her 50th birthday today. She has given many hit serials to TV fans like 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', 'Pavitra Rishta', 'Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki' and 'Kasauti Zindagi Ki'. At the age of just 20, Ekta Kapoor made the serial 'Hum Paanch'. After this, her career took off and she also made many famous serials and films.
Let us tell you that the serial 'Hum Paanch', which aired on Zee TV in the year 1995, was Ekta Kapoor's first serial. It was a family show, which showed Ashok Sarraf and Shobha Anand as husband and wife, who have five daughters. Today, she is a big name in the entertainment industry.
Born in 1975 in Jitendra's house
Ekta Kapoor is the daughter of veteran Bollywood actor Jeetendra. She was born on 7 June 1975. In the year 1994, Ekta Kapoor started Balaji Telefilms along with her father. Today, Ekta Kapoor rules the OTT platform along with television.
These are the famous serials
Talking about the famous serials of Ekta Kapoor, there are many serials including 'Mano Ya Na Mano', 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki', 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', 'Kasauti Zindagi Ki', 'Kutumb', 'Kabhi Sautan Kabhi Saheli', 'Koi Apna Sa', 'Kahin To Hoga', 'Kahin Kisi Roz', 'Pavitra Rishta', 'Bade Achhe Lagte Hain' and 'Kumkum Bhagya'. Apart from TV, he also made many films on the big screen like 'Kyunki Main Jhoot Nahi Bolta', 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbai', 'Shootout at Lokhandwala', 'Shootout at Wadala', 'Ek Villain', 'Ragini MMS', 'Main Tera Hero', 'Kuch To Hai'.