Ekta Kapoor is stuck up in legal hassles

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Time and again Bollywood film makers have drawn inspirations from real lives of real people though they abstain from claiming the story to be based on anyone.
After Kasab and Sania Mirza and Abu Salem, the next in row is Haji Mastaan who is said to be the inspiration behind Ekta Kapoor’s ‘Once Upon A Time In Mumbai‘.

However, the connection of his late father with Ekta’s flick has not gone down well with Sundar Shekhar Mirza, Haji Mastan’s adopted son who has taken action against the daily soap queen by serving a legal notice to Balaji Telefilms and director Milan Luthria for making a movie based on the life of his late father without taking Mastan family’s consent first.

In addition, Mirza has objections to the fact that the flick hints at the link between Mastan and Dawood Ibrahim, a declared terrorist by the Indian government in the March 12, 1992 Bombay blasts and against whom the US Government too has issued a red alert.

Seems, Ekta Kapoor is stuck up in legal hassles this time.

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Ekta Kapoor’s ‘anti-heroine’

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Ekta Kapoor’s latest show, Bayttaab Dil Kee Tamanna Hai, claims to introduce TV’s first ‘anti-heroine’ as it tells the story of a simple girl with stars in her eyes who is transformed by the ruthlessness and harsh reality of the urban jungle. Her dream notions are shattered and her ambition to succeed at any cost takes over.

Three sisters - Kanchan,Shamoli and Kakon - are forced to leave their home in the small town of Siliguri to come to Mumbai. Kanchan tries to adjust to the situations that she is confronted without compromising her well-instilled values whereas Shamoli is determined to fulfil her dreams in any way possible. Starring newcomers Priyamvada as Kanchan, Sumana Das as Shamoli and Pragati Chourasia as Kakon, the show also features familiar faces Shiv Subramanian and Urvashi Dholakia.

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People didn’t like the fact that we have maintained some authenticity,” said Ekta

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The generally reticent Ekta Kapoor came out of her shell recently. Why won’t she, after all her latest pet project, Kahaani Hamare Mahabharat Ki, was being defamed. Right from snide comments on the characters in the epic, to their costumes, everything was being slandered. The latest hearsay was that the recently launched show will soon go off-air. Now, Ekta isn’t the one to take things lying down and she decided to clear the air of some ‘baseless’ rumors.

On the elaborate set of Kahaani Hamare Mahabharat Ki, Ekta spoke in her quintessential style. “The sets are all right. To see them actually destroyed, my friends will have to wait. As for cape used in the show, I can show you five mythological serials where capes have been used. Now, talking about the dhoti, since when did it become a Roman attire? I am quite shocked at that comment. Another major criticism was to do with the warriors having six packs. Now, if you read any old books, you will know that people of those times were all above six feet. Perhaps People didn’t like the fact that we have maintained some authenticity,” said Ekta.

Finally, she also commented on the design of her set. She revealed, “Four historians worked on the set with the art director. There is not one thing that has been used, that wasn’t used in 3000 BC. All I said was when I enter the set, I should feel like I am in 3000 BC. That’s what my art director has done.” Looks like, nothing will get this ambitious lady down, especially not her ‘well-wishers’!

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