Ekta Kapoor

Ekta Kapoor
Kapoor in 2021
Born (1975-06-07) 7 June 1975 (age 49)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupations
  • Television producer
  • film producer
  • director
Years active1995–present
Children1
Parents
Relatives
AwardsPadma Shri (2020)[1]

Ekta Kapoor (born 7 June 1975)[2][3] is an Indian film and television producer and director who works in Hindi cinema and soap operas. She is the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited,[4] which was founded in 1994. In 2001, Balaji Motion Pictures was launched as a subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is a film production and distribution company. In April 2017, she launched ALTBalaji, a video on demand platform.

In 2017, Kapoor also launched her biography, Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms.[5]

Kapoor was honored with the Padma Shri in 2020 for her work in the field of arts.[1]

She is also honored with the 2023 International Emmy Directorate Award at the 51st International Emmy Awards.[6][7]

  1. ^ a b "Padma Awards 2020". Ministry of Home Affairs (Govt. of India). Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "PICS: Ekta Kapoor's 41st birthday bash". The Times of India. 8 June 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ Bajaj, Simran (7 June 2016). "Happy birthday Ekta Kapoor: 6 things to remind you why she is a big deal". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Ekta Kapoor's Acting School". Ekta Kapoor's Acting Institute. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms". Harper Collins. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ Banerjee, Ashish. "Ekta Kapoor honoured with 2023 International Emmy Directorate Award". BruTimes.
  7. ^ "Ektaa Kapoor shows off her Emmy award with big smile at Mumbai airport as she returns from New York. Watch". Hindustan Times. 27 November 2023.