Pics: Ek Thi Daayan team- Emraan, Ekta, Huma visit Maha Kumbh mela
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oi-Tarneet
By Puri
Producer
Ekta
Kapoor,
who
took
the
holy
dip
at
the
ongoing
Maha
Kumbh
mela
in
Allahabad,
says
she
was
there
not
to
promote
her
upcoming
venture
Ek
Thi
Daayan
but
to
seek
blessings
for
the
film.
The
37-year-old,
along
with
actors
Emraan
Hashmi
and
Huma
Qureshi,
also
participated
in
a
"yajna" for
the
success
of
the
horror
film.
"Promotion
is
the
wrong
word.
I
visited
Maha
Kumbh
to
seek
blessings
for
the
film
and
not
promote
it.
I
feel
there
is
nothing
wrong
with
that.
Everyone
participating
in
it
was
there
for
that
very
reason,
so
how
are
we
different?
Besides
hard
work,
I
think
it
is
necessary
to
have
blessings," Ekta
told
PTI
over
the
phone
from
Allahabad.
There
were
clear
instructions
from
the
administration
that
no
film
promotion
activity
would
be
allowed
at
the
mela
but
the
team
was
allowed
after
they
promised
to
keep
their
movement
low-key.
"I
believe
that
when
the
intent
is
right
there
is
no
problem
at
all.
We
made
our
intention
very
clear
to
the
authorities
and
we
did
not
face
any
trouble
at
all,"
she
added.
When
asked
about
the
Maha
Kumbh
experience,
Ekta,
known
to
be
a
religious
person,
said,
"It
was
a
once
in
a
life
time
experience.
I
have
visited
two
Kumbh
melas
in
the
past
but
this
is
my
first
Maha
Kumbh.
"We
all
felt
very
enlightened
and
emotionally
calm
after
the
yajna
and
the
dip
at
sangam.
The
energy
there
was
so
positive
and
peaceful.
It
was
a
great
experience
for
all
of
us,"
she
said.
Ek
Thi
Daayan
also
stars
Konkona
Sen
Sharma
and
Kalki
Koechlin.
The
film
has
been
directed
by
Kannan
Iyer
and
co-produced
by
Vishal
Bhardwaj.
"Ek
Thi
Daayan
was
an
experience
in
itself.
Vishal
and
Mukul
(Sharma)
have
written
a
wonderful
folklore
horror
film.
It
has
all
the
recipes
of
a
super
entertaining
film.
To
top
it
all
we
have
Emraan,
who
is
like
the
master
of
this
genre
now,
and
three
actresses,
who
are
very
different
from
each
other.
"I
am
really
excited
about
the
film...
we
all
are
in
fact.
It
is
a
film
very
close
to
my
heart,"
Ekta
said.
Ek
Thi
Daayan
will
hit
theatres
on
April
18.