
Qazi Touqeer Recalls Rejecting Ekta Kapoor's TV Offer
The Bigg Boss 20 contestant says he turned down a role from Ekta Kapoor in 2005 due to confusion over the character, leading to media backlash.

Ekta Kapoor is an Indian Film/TV Producer and Director. She started her career at age 17, interning with ad and feature filmmaker Kailash Surendranath, until after obtaining financing from her father, she decided to become a producer. She ventured into Bollywood movie production in 2001 beginning with Kyo Kii...
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The Bigg Boss 20 contestant says he turned down a role from Ekta Kapoor in 2005 due to confusion over the character, leading to media backlash.

Ekta Kapoor has reignited a long-simmering debate in Bollywood, not with a film or a casting, but with a podcast confession. On Ranveer Allahbadia’s show, she called out what she described as 'Hinduphobia' in the industry — not in the sense of overt bigotry, but in the way Indian mythology and folklore are treated on screen.

The Vvaan has crossed Rs 70 crore net at the Indian box office, overtaking Student of the Year to become Sidharth Malhotra's fourth highest grossing film, with Kapoor & Sons within reach before Jailer 2 opens.

Amar Upadhyay didn’t attend the Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 reunion. Not in the photo. Not in the post. Nothing. Just silence — and a fan’s dream on his Instagram story. The cast gathered, shared smiles, nostalgia, the usual digital fireworks. Amar? He let a fan’s wish go viral instead. A single post: “Season 3 on Netflix? We’re not just wishing for it. We’re manifesting it.” That was his贡献to

Ekta Kapoor called 2008 the worst year of her career — not because of a single flop, but because everything fell apart at once.

Day two of FICCI Frames 2026 turned into a fashion showcase in Mumbai, with Rupali Ganguly’s orange saree stealing the limelight and Ajay Devgn’s navy three‑piece suit earning nods, while Ravi Kishan, Ekta Kapoor and Irfan Pathan added their own flair to the red‑carpet buzz.

A video from Bihar’s Cine Galaxy captured moviegoers taking off their shoes before entering to watch The Vvaan, a move that went viral after the film highlighted the Chhath Puja festival.

The Vvan trailer, released Tuesday, sets its fantasy-folklore story against five days of Chhath Puja in a village split over forest land and old superstitions. It hits theatres September 25.