Ekta Kapoor Age, Wiki and Bio

Ekta Kapoor

Quick Info

ProfessionTV and Film Producer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth07/06/1975
Age49 years
BirthplaceMumbai, Maharashtra India

Bio/Wiki

Full NameEkta Ravi Kapoor

Physical Stats & More

Height163 cm
Weight58 kg
Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolBombay Scottish School, Mumbai
College/UniversityMithibai College, Mumbai

Personal Life

Marital StatusUnmarried
HobbiesReading

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried
Affairs/BoyfriendsNot Known

Family

FatherJeetendra (Actor)
MotherShobha Kapoor (Producer)
Siblings
BrotherTusshar Kapoor (Younger, Actor)
SisterNone
Children
SonRavie (via surrogacy, born in 2019)

Career

Debut
FilmKyo Kii... Main Jhuth Nahin Bolta (2001)
TVMano Ya Na Mano (1995)
Awards
  • Indo-American Society Award for the Most Outstanding Woman Entrepreneur (2010)
  • Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for Iconic Film and Television Producer (2012)
  • IMPACT’s 50 Award for the Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing and Advertising (2016)
  • Indian Television Academy Award for the Sterling Icon of Entertainment (2017)
  • Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award for Most Inspiring Icon of the Year (2018)
  • Forbes Tycoon of Tomorrow Award for Icon of Excellence (2018)
  • Business Today Award for Most Powerful Woman in Indian Business (2019)
  • Hindustan Times Business Award for Business Icon of Continent (2019)
  • ET Business Award for Content Creator of the Year (2019)
  • HT Most Stylish Film Maker of the Year (2019)
  • Padma Shri (2020)
  • Directorate Award at the 51st International Emmy Awards, held at the New York Hilton Midtown on 20 November 2023

Favourites

FoodChocolate
Actors
  • Hrithik Roshan
  • Salman Khan
  • Shah Rukh Khan
  • Aamir Khan
Actresses
  • Priyanka Chopra
  • Kareena Kapoor
  • Sakshi Tanwar
DirectorWong Kar-Wai
Books
  • The Last Song of Dusk by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
ColourWhite
TV SerialShameless (USA)
PoliticianNarendra Modi

Style Quotient

Car Collection
  • BMW
  • Mercedes
  • Ford
  • Jaguar
Assets/Properties
  • A luxury flat in Mumbai worth Rs. 7 crore
  • Balaji Telefilms office in Andheri West, Mumbai
  • Personal investment Rs. 43 crores
Money Factor
Salary/Income (approx.)Rs. 5.5 crore
Net Worth (approx.)Rs. 85 crore

Some Lesser Known Facts

Ekta Kapoor was born in Mumbai to Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor.
She started her internship with filmmaker Kailash Surendranath at age 15.
Ekta began producing TV serials at 19, following her father's advice.
Most of her TV serials start with 'K' as she considers it lucky.
As MD of Balaji Telefilms, she produced around 25 successful TV serials by 2015, earning around 500 Crore (INR).
Kapoor has produced films like 'Love Sex Aur Dhokha' and 'Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai.'
She has produced over 130 serials, launching stars like Vidya Balan and Sushant Singh Rajput.
Ekta launched her fashion label, EK, available at Snapdeal.
She always wears black platform heels at events based on astrologer's advice.
Ekta has a fear of heights, darkness, and helicopters.
An animal lover, she adopts stray dogs and supports charity for older women.
She enjoys listening to old songs and ghazals, especially Kishore Kumar's.
Ekta is known as the 'Czarina of television' and 'Queen of Indian Television.'
She is the rakhi sister of Vikas Gupta.
On 10 February 2023, Ekta, along with her mother, Shobha Kapoor, announced stepping down from ALTBalaji on Twitter.