Top 55 Ekta Kapoor Quotes

Constantly adapting yourself to changing times is a very integral part of a successful person’s personality because change is the only constant, and one should have the ability to change and adapt to change with time.

When you talk about a daily soap, it means one would be seen 28 days a month, which requires 30 days of shooting. So an actor being seen on a show airing four days a week and being telecast thrice a day comes along with a baggage of the character.

I don’t want to be sitting and pondering over how many stars my film will get. It’s rubbish! I make films that I like – some get really appreciated, and some don’t. Till now, luckily, they have done well, but I can’t become a slave to that. And I won’t – never!

Very few know that I was a complete wild child.

I am not a person who will mince words.

I am very reactive and malleable. I have to figure out when to be hands on and hands off. If I am hands on all the time, I can’t do too much. But my attitude works in a certain way. So the idea is to spread your personality, your attitude.

I don’t work that hard.

It is very difficult for an actor to replace another actor who has already created an image.

When I want something, I go out and get it. That’s Ekta Kapoor for you!

I believe in life after death.

‘Balika’ is not my type of show, so I don’t watch it.

In films, I do programming I can never do in television. I have fun. Both mediums are content-led, but they are so diverse in their psychology that they cannot have a meeting point.

I can’t create magic, where all my serials will have the highest ratings.

I love the streets of Kolkata, and I admire the old architectural buildings.

I cannot stop gushing over the reviews that ‘The Dirty Picture’ has garnered. I’m glad that people are loving it.

I’m my dad’s biggest fan and, yes, sometimes his worst critic.

The CBFC is only mirroring society.

I feel whenever my shows are too hyped, they usually don’t work.

I believe that change is the essence of life.

Most of my work is in my mind.

I would describe myself as eclectic: Bohemian in thought and conservative in action – or maybe it’s the other way around.

People are always trying to figure me out, given the varied nature of my films and shows.

I really wish I were a superhero.

I’ve always said time and time again that I hate anything conventional.

I honestly believe that if you’re not growing, then you are taking the space that somebody else would get if you moved forward.

I am an entrepreneur, but not in the conventional sense. I have learnt business as time passed, but I do not have a B-school education.

I am a terrible actor.

I have always wanted to outdo myself, be it films or shows.

Diwali is chaotic in the Kapoor household, and that’s an understatement. I normally throw a huge card party with all my close friends and my close knit group from the industry.

When I made TV shows, people called them regressive. Clearly, everyone wants to generalize everything, but I like to choose a middle path.

Passion keeps me going. I love my work. The need to come back, no matter what, and my passion towards my work keeps me going.

I never said anything bad about Smriti, nor did she speak against me.

I would be surprised though if I don’t get unbelievable critical acclaim for ‘Dirty Picture’ and a national award for my actress, Vidya Balan. The movie has one of the most well-written scripts I have come across, and a lot of youngsters in my office have looked at it with great admiration.

I am a living contradiction.

Balaji has always had great market presence, be it in film or television – everyone was talking about the titles, about what happened on the sets, even the most bizarre and outrageous things are out there to be judged by audiences who inevitably decide to come to the theatres to watch our film.

I am not going to become a critical-acclaim-junkie at all.

I’ve grown up watching ‘Mawaali,’ ‘Himmatwalla,’ and my love for masala movies started from there, and ever since, there’s no looking back.

All my shows airing on different channels have been the top shows.

Though personally I’m not a fan of celebrating with fireworks, it is beautiful to watch the sight from a distance.

The beauty about history is that it’s open to perception.

The reason for certain shows not doing well or as per expectations is that they were not aired on not so popular channels.

My father came from a chawl and became a top star in Bollywood and worked very hard for us. When I look at my dad, I feel very good that my papa did so much.

As a producer or even as a basic seller, you need to be confident about your product.

When I had introduced ‘Kandy Floss,’ I was a bundle of nerves… I had done a non-fiction programme before – ‘Kosmiic Chat’ with Sunita Menon. But this one I was really scared of.

My spirituality and my beliefs are way beyond any superstition – I’m not a conformist – and I do have a scientific outlook towards religion. Our body is made up of different elements, and certain stones help align these elements.

My holidays are generally impromptu, since a crazy work schedule is bound to eat into a long-planned trip.

I love ‘Koi Aane Ko Hai.’ It is my favourite show because I believe in this genre.

People have always wondered if I’m trying to push the envelope when it comes to my cinema – they keep questioning the visual graphics and the controversial content.

I cater to a viewer because that viewer’s taste matters more than anyone else’s, and I will keep him first in mind and then, if it also appeals to the critics, so be it.

I’m just a simple television and film producer who started off from her garage and whose only idea was to tell a story.

I love telling stories, I love entertaining, and I love my job.

I knew I wanted to make good television, create content that’s massy, and provide programming that would invite families to come together and witness these ‘reel’ lives.

TV is very mass, especially now that boxes are shifting to small towns.

To survive in a creative economy, you need basic instinct! You have to know and smell your viewer.

I’ve never had a problem with criticism. Whether films or television, I’ve lived with it and emerged stronger.