3. INTRODUCTION
oEkta J Kapoor, born on the 7th June, 1975, is the creative head of Balaji
Telefilms.
oEkta Kapoor is the daughter of Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor and the sister
of Tusshar Kapoor who is also a Bollywood actor.
o She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended
college at Mithibai College.
oEkta Kapoor started her career at an early age of seventeen.
oShe tried her luck attending the shoots of Kailash Surendranath, the ad and
feature filmmaker - but failed.
oThen with the advice and financial help of her father Ekta started off with her
own business of TV-serial production by the name of Balaji Creations.

4. oShe made six pilots and three episodes but to her bad luck all of them were rejected.
oAfter great hard work she became successful in creating the serial Hum Paanch .
oEkta Kapoor has produced and co-produced many soap operas, television series and
films.
oHer most popular television endeavor has been Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi,
which started airing on STAR Plus in the year 2000.
oShe has produced more than eight television soaps for STAR Plus.
oOne of the most noticeable things about her creations is that all her soaps begin with
the letter "K" as she is superstitious that it brings her good luck.
oSome of her other famous soaps aired on star plus are:
Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii
Karam Apnaa Apnaa
Kasamh Se
Kasautii Zindagii Kay

5. oIn the short span of her career this young entrepreneur of India has achieved many
wards and civic honors.
oShe was chosen to lead the Confederation of Indian Industries' (CII) entertainment
committee.
oIn the last few years she has also bagged the Indian Telly Awards. The other awards
she received are:
The Society Achiever Award
The Best Entrepreneur of the Year 2001
The 6th Indian Telly Awards 2006 .
oShe branched out into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with Kyo
Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta.
oKucchTo Hai and Krishna Cottage based on supernatural themes followed in 2003
and 2004.
o. Kyaa Kool Hai Hum starring her brother Tusshar Kapoor proved to be her
breakout hit and went on to become one of the highest earners of 2005.

6. oShe then went on to co-produce Shootout at Lokhandwala with Sanjay Gupta which
became her a profitable venture at the box office.
oMission Istanbul and EMI – Liya HaiToh Chukana Parega in collaboration with Sunil
Shetty followed.
oThe years 2010 and 2011 proved to be important for her with critical and
commercial successes such as Love Sex aur Dhokha, Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai,
Shor in the City, Ragini MMS.
o2012 had been a great year for Ekta Kapoor, with a big success of her movie “the
Dirty Picture”, Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum and new hit serials like “Bade Achhe Lagte
Hain”, “Kya Huaa Tera Vaada” and “Pavitra Rishta”.
oHer upcoming productions include Lootera, Shootout at Wadala, Once Upon a Time
Again, EkThi Daayan, Gippie, Milan Talkies & Ragini MMS 2.

7. INTRODUCTION:
Industry :Entertainment
Founded :1994
Founder :Ekta Kapoor
Headquarters :Mumbai, India
Key people :Jeetendra
(chairman)
Shobha Kapoor
(managing director)
Ekta Kapoor
(joint managing director & creative director)
Products :Television Programmes, Motion Pictures & New Media
Parent :Balaji Motion Pictures
ALT Entertainment
Website :www.balajitelefilms.com

8. oBalaji Telefilms is based in Mumbai in the Balaji House on New Link Road, Andheri
West, Mumbai. Balaji Telefilms operates from its head office in Andheri West and has
studios in Film City and other locations in Mumbai.
oIn 2001, Balaji began exploring export markets for its content library. The markets
in USA, UK, Canada, Middle East, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Mauritius with their
significant NRIpopulations were deemed to become major markets for the company.
oBalaji was also planning serials in Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali and Gujarati.
oIn terms of studio facilities, Balaji is one of the largest productions houses in
Mumbai's large film and television production hub.
oBalaji Telefilms is making a range of television serials for Zee TV, STAR One,
Imagine TV, Colors TV & Sony TV.
oBalaji has also won every major television award in India.

9. Year-2011
STAR Parivaar Awards Favourite Show Tere Liye
India Television Academy Awards GR8! Ensemblance Laurel Cast Pavitra Rishta
India Television Academy Awards Best Serial - Jury Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Zee Gold Awards Best Show ruling TRP Charts of the year Tere Liye
Zee Gold Awards Best Show - Popular Pavitra Rishta
Apasra Awards Best TV Series Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Xplore International Drama Awards Favourite Show Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Zee Rishtey Awards Favourite Parivaar Pavitra Rishta
FICCI Excellence Frames Honours Best TV Series Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
Fimfare Awards Best TV Series Bade Achhe Lagte Hai

10. Year-2012
Indian Telly Awards Best Drama Series - Jury Bade Achhe Lagte Hai
GR8! Women Awards Most Successful Woman Ekta Kapoor
India Television Academy Awards Best Drama Serial - Jury Kya Huaa Tera Vadaa

11. Year Award Category Show Notes
Balaji Telefilms received this
Special Jury Award for
2010 Seoul International Drama Awards Pavitra Rishta International Award for Their Best
Best Drama Series
Show Pavitra Rishta.
Ekta was awarded at STAR Parivaar
Awards for her immense service to
2010 STAR Parivaar Awards Special Recognition Ekta Kapoor Star and providing Shows like
Kyunki, Kahaani Kasauti and other
K-Shows.
National Media Network Film And TV Most Successful Film &
2012 Ekta Kapoor Ekta Rcvs this Honour.
Awards TV Producer
Best Entertainer of the
2012 Star Screen Awards Ekta Kapoor Ekta Rcvs this Honour.
year
Phalke Icon Film &
Ekta was Awarded this Special
2012 Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Awards Television Producer Ekta Kapoor
Honour.
Award

12. Year Title Director Notes
2001 Kyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta David Dhawan
2003 Kucch To Hai Anurag Basu & Anil V Kumar
2004 Krishna Cottage Santram Verma
2005 Kyaa Kool Hai Hum Sangeeth Sivan
2005 Koi Aap Sa Partho Mitra
2007 Shootout at Lokhandwala Apoorva Lakhia Co-produced with SANJAY GUPTA
2008 Mission Istanbul Apoorva Lakhia Co-produced with SUNIL SHETTY
2008 C Kkompany Sachin Yardi
2008 EMI – Liya Hai Toh Chukana Parega Saurabh Kabra Co-produced with SUNIL SHETTY
2010 Love Sex aur Dhokha Dibakar Banerjee
2010 Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Milan Luthria
2011 Taryanche Bait Kiran Yadnyopavit Marathi Film
2011 Shor in the City Raj Nidimoru & Krishna D.K.

13. Co-produced with Amit Kapoor & Sidhartha
2011 Ragini MMS Pawan Kripalani
M. Jain
2011 The Dirty Picture Milan Luthria
2012 Kyaa Super Kool Hai Hum Sachin Yardi Released
Upcoming Prequel to Shootout at
2013 Shootout at Wadala Sanjay Gupta Lokhandwala
Co-produced with Sanjay Gupta
Upcoming
2013 Lootera Vikramaditya Motwane
Co-produced with Anurag Kashyap
Upcoming Sequel to Once Upon a Time in
2013 Once Upon a Time Again Milan Luthria
Mumbaai
Upcoming
2013 Ek Thi Daayan Kannan Iyer
Co-produced with Vishal Bhardwaj
2013 Milan Talkies Tigmanshu Dhulia Upcoming
Upcoming
2013 Untitled Movie Akshay Roy
Co-produced with Karan Johar[6]
Upcoming Sequel to Ragini MMS
2013 Ragini MMS 2[7] Pawan Kripalani Co-produced with Amit Kapoor & Sidhartha
M. Jain