Manju Kapur | |
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Spouse | Gun Nidhi Dalmia |
Children | 3 |
Manju Kapur is an Indian novelist. Her first novel, Difficult Daughters, won the 1999 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, best first book, Europe and South Asia. [1]
She is married to Gun Nidhi Dalmia; they have three children and four grandchildren, and live in New Delhi. [2]
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Manju Kapur's novel "Custody" has been the basis of daily soap operas on several Indian television channels in various languages:
Pardes Mein Hai Mera Dil, telecast on Star Plus, under Ekta Kapoor's production house Balaji Telefilms, is based on Manju Kapur's novel "The Immigrant".
The Married Woman, is a web series, under Ekta Kapoor's production and is available on AltBalaji, it is based on Manju Kapur's novel "A Married Woman".
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is an Indian Hindi-language soap opera that aired from 3 July 2000 to 6 November 2008 on Star Plus. The show was co-produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.
StarPlus is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar. Its programming consists of family dramas, comedies, youth-oriented reality shows, shows on crime, and television films.
Balaji Telefilms is an Indian company that produces Indian soap operas in several Indian languages. Balaji Telefilms also owns Alt Balaji, the platform known for producing adult rated content. Balaji Telefilms also produces reality TV, comedy, game shows, entertainment, and factual programming. Balaji Telefilms is promoted by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor and is a public company listed at Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India.
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Rajat Tokas is an Indian television actor, who appeared in television series like Dharam Veer, Tere Liye, Naagin and Chandra Nandini. He is widely recognised for playing the titular character of Prithviraj Chauhan in Dharti Ka Veer Yodha Prithviraj Chauhan and the role of Akbar in Jodha Akbar.
Panchi Bora is an Indian television actress and model from Assam. She played lead roles in the series Kayamath and Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi before working in the Telugu film industry.
Ekta Kapoor is an Indian film and television producer and director who works in Hindi cinema and soap operas. She is the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited, which was founded in 1994. In 2001, Balaji Motion Pictures was launched as a subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is a film production and distribution company. In April 2017, she launched ALTBalaji, a video on demand platform.
Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan is an Indian television show broadcast on STAR Plus. The series was produced by Smriti Irani along with Ekta Kapoor. It aired during weekends from 19 August 2006 to 2 September 2007.
Shobha Kapoor is an Indian television, film and web series producer. She is the managing director of Mumbai-based Balaji Telefilms Limited, a film, TV and web series production house, which she runs together with her daughter Ekta Kapoor.
Gumrah: End of Innocence (transl. Astray) is an Indian crime television series that started airing from March 2012 on Channel V India. The show presents crime-related incidents committed by young people. The series was produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms.
Balaji Motion Pictures is an Indian film production and distribution company, subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited, established by Shobha Kapoor and her daughter Ekta Kapoor. Located in Mumbai, it produces and distributes Hindi films. The chairman of the company is former Bollywood actor, Jeetendra Kapoor. In 2017, the company released its biography, Kingdom of the Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms.
Yeh Hai Mohabbatein is an Indian romance drama produced by Ekta Kapoor under Balaji Telefilms, it starred Karan Patel, Divyanka Tripathi Dahiya, Ruhanika Dhawan and Aditi Bhatia. The story was initially based on Manju Kapur's 2011 novel Custody, with Yeh Hai Mohabbatein continuing beyond Custody's story in later episodes.
Kovid Gupta is an Indian-American author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and social activist. He gained recognition for his non-fiction works, including Kingdom of The Soap Queen: The Story of Balaji Telefilms and Redrawing India: The Teach For India Story.
Yeh Dil Sun Raha Hai is an Indian soap opera, produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms. The show stars Aparna Dixit and Navi Bhangu. The show premiered on 16 October 2014 on Sony Pal.
Kalash - Ek Vishwaas is an Indian soap opera that premiered on 23 March 2015 on Life OK. The show was produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms. The show stars Aparna Dixit and Krip Suri. The show is named after Ekta Kapoor's soap opera Kalash that aired on Star Plus from 2001 to 2003. The show ended on 17 March 2017.
Dev DD is a 2017 Hindi web series, conceptualised and produced by Shobha Kapoor and Ekta Kapoor for Balaji Telefilms. It is directed by Ken Ghosh, for video on demand platform ALTBalaji. The web series released on 21 April 2017. It stars Asheema Vardaan, Sanjay Suri, Akhil Kapur, Rumana Molla, Rashmi Agdekar, and Sandeep Pandey in lead roles. This web series is a reinterpretation of the novel Devdas written by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. Dev DD is about a young modern woman who is trying her best to break the concept about how Indian women are supposed to be. All the eleven episodes of this series are available on the ALTBalaji and its associated websites.
Koi Aane Ko Hai is an Indian supernatural drama television series that premiered on 13 March 2009 on Colors TV. The series is co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms.
Kavita is an Indian soap opera created by Ekta Kapoor and co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor under their banner Balaji Telefilms. The series premiered in 2000 on Metro Gold and starred Ram Kapoor and Smriti Irani. Initially airing on Metro Gold, on its closure it was acquired and its airing was shifted to StarPlus.
Gold Award for Best Television Show (Fiction) is an award given as part of its annual Gold Awards for Indian television, to recognize the most popular fiction show of the year.
Home is a 2018 Hindi web series created by Ekta Kapoor for her video on demand platform ALTBalaji. The series stars a stellar cast comprising Annu Kapoor, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Amol Parashar, Parikshit Sahni and Chetna Pandey and is directed by Habib Faisal. The web series revolves around the bond of a family and their fight against the system due to which they have to empty their 'Home'.