The
whole
world
and
its
favourite
television
guide
have
been
wondering
why
Ekta
Kapoor
allowed
her
favourite
actress
Prachi
Desai
to
work
opposite
Farhan
Akhtar
in
Rock
On
when
she
has
been
openly
unresponsive
and
hostile
to
the
idea
of
her
other
actors
leaving
her
company
to
pursue
the
big
screen.
Now
it
can
be
told.
Rock
On
director
Abhishek
Kapoor
better
known
as
Gattu
is
Ekta's
favourite
cousin.
And
there's
absolutely
nothing
she
would
refuse
him.
Ekta
admits
her
fondness
for
Abhishek
'Gattu'
Kapoor.
"Yes,
he's
my
favourite
brother
after
Tusshar.
Gattu
is
my
dad's
own
sister's
son.
So
we
are
very
close.
We
don't
meet
that
often
any
longer.
We
are
both
busy
doing
our
own
thing.
When
we
were
younger,
we
used
to
bond
very
regularly.
We
have
been
on
holidays
together,
just
Gattu
and
me.
But
he's
my
coolest
Bhaiyya.
And
there's
nothing
I
wouldn't
do
for
him."
When
Coolest
Bhaiyya
decided
to
cast
Farhan
Akhtar
as
the
lead
in
Rock
On
he
was
on
the
look-out
for
a
fresh
face
for
the
female
lead.
Gattu
seemed
to
be
running
into
stumbling
blocks.
"Gattu
asked
me
about
Prachi.
And
I
immediately
agreed," says
Ekta.
And
never
mind
if
it
meant
Balaji
losing
its
blue-eyed
girl.
Says
Ekta,
"Honestly,
Prachi
is
like
part
of
our
family.
My
father,
mother,
and
I
have
adopted
her.
But
as
a
producer
I
tortured
the
hell
out
of
her.
I
made
her
work
harder
than
any
of
my
actors
just
because
I
was
so
close
to
her.
Prachi
feels
that
was
unfair.
But
I
didn't
want
to
be
accused
of
favouritism.
Now,
she's
moved
on.
I
want
Prachi
to
give
films
a
sincere
try.
I've
told
her
to
keep
away
from
television
for
6-8
months
and
focus
on
films.
God
Forbid,
if,
it
doesn't
work
out,
we're
there
for
her."
Story first published: Tuesday, June 24, 2008, 14:43 [IST]