The
Indian
film
industry
is
still
considered
highly
male
dominated.
Even
today,
female
celebrities
fail
to
get
the
amount
of
exposure,
parallel
to
that
of
their
male
co-stars.
Repeating
the
same,
producer
Ekta
Kapoor,
who
is
a
big
name
in
the
industry
today,
had
gone
through
a
lot
of
discouragement
in
the
past.
According
to
Ekta,
she
had
faced
a
dark
phase,
when
decided
to
make
movies.
Ekta,
who
became
a
big
name
in
the
industry
after
making
TV
serials,
told
the
IANS,
"When
I
did
television,
I
was
told
that
I
cannot
do
movies
and
I
won't
be
able
to
understand
the
medium.
People
thought
my
movies
will
be
all
about
jewellery
and
'saas-bahu'." Ekta,
who
made
her
debut
with
the
comedy
show
Hum
Paanch,
went
on
to
produce
70
shows
under
Balaji
Telefilms,
which
is
now
a
19-year-old
banner,
and
includes
the
long
forgotten
successful
noon
show
Itihaas.
She
also
made
Koshish...
Ek
Aasha
as
well
as
Kyunkii...
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi,
Kahaani
Ghar
Ghar
Kii,
Kkusum
...
Ek
Aam
Ladki
Ki
Kahani
and
Kasautii
Zindagii
Kay.
Ekta
further
did
films
like
Mano
Ya
Na
Mano
and
Koi
Aane
Ko
Hai.
"Whenever
you
change
your
medium,
you
have
to
prove
yourself
again.
One
has
to
come
out
of
the
comfort
zone
again
and
again
and
again.
My
innings
in
films
had
a
lot
of
struggle,
but
I
enjoyed
it," she
said.
IANS