{"id":16349,"date":"2017-04-14T19:14:37","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T02:14:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/?p=16349"},"modified":"2017-04-14T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-15T02:14:37","slug":"non-offensive-non-questionable-content-not-always-good-ekta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconeer.com\/current\/non-offensive-non-questionable-content-not-always-good-ekta\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-offensive, Non-questionable Content Not Always Good: Ekta"},"content":{"rendered":"

(From left): Filmmaker Ekta Kapoor with actress Nimrat Kaur, director Nagesh Kuknoor, actress Sakshi Tanwar, actors Ram Kapoor and Rajkum Kumar Rao, at the launch of a mobile app in New Delhi, April 13. (Press Trust of India)<\/em><\/p>\n

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@Siliconeer #Siliconeer #Bollywood #BalajiTelefilms #EktaKapoor #AltBalaji @BalajiTelefilms @EktaKapoor @ALTBalaji \u2013 TV-film producer Ekta Kapoor is the queen of long-running family soap operas but with her digital foray, she is planning to come up with shows that are edgy as she believes \u201cnon-offensive, non-questionable\u201d content is not always good.<\/p>\n

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The 41-year-old media mogul, who was in Delhi to discuss her new foray into the online streaming service called ALT Balaji, says it is time individual preferences of a viewer are addressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully, ALT has something for everyone. There is a big world between \u2018Narcos\u2019 and \u2018Naagin\u2019 and we hope to capture that. Overall non-offensive or non-questionable content is not always a good thing. We started with \u2018Love Sex Aur Dhoka,\u2019 which was completely in contrast to whatever we have been doing before.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year we did \u2018Udta Punjab\u2019 and \u2018Naagin\u2019 in the same stretch. These were two types of content that cannot be ever thought to made and promoted under the same banner. That\u2019s what we want ALT Balaji to stand for.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ekta says it is a relief to do something that is limited to just 20 episodes after being a part of long-running soap operas.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are maximum 20 episodes in one web series. Most of the shows have ten episodes and this is my biggest source of relief and enjoyment. I\u2019m getting a chance to do a 20 episode-show for the first time in my life. I used to feel tired doing 1,000 episodes per show,\u201d Ekta told reporters here.<\/p>\n

The producer is not worried about the competition from international online streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, which are gaining popularity in the Indian market.<\/p>\n

Ekta feels the digital space is the future as there are shows that people would prefer to watch alone rather than with their families.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis medium is special as it has stories which are more relatable to us as people. Every person has individual tastes.<\/p>\n

They won\u2019t be comfortable watching the type of shows they like with their parents or family. They would prefer to watch some content alone. Even today, I get embarrassed if a kissing scene comes up if my father is sitting around,\u201d Ekta says.<\/p>\n

ALT Balaji plans to bring out 35 shows in Hindi in its first year targeting the audience demographic of 19-30 years, while also launching 5-6 shows in regional languages like Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(From left): Filmmaker Ekta Kapoor with actress Nimrat Kaur, director Nagesh Kuknoor, actress Sakshi Tanwar, actors Ram Kapoor and Rajkum Kumar Rao, at the launch of a mobile app in New Delhi, April 13. (Press Trust of India) @Siliconeer #Siliconeer #Bollywood #BalajiTelefilms #EktaKapoor #AltBalaji @BalajiTelefilms @EktaKapoor @ALTBalaji \u2013 TV-film producer Ekta Kapoor is the queen…<\/p>\n

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