Ekta Kapoor sells ticket to Bollywood
What
is
the
motto
of
the
show?
We
want
to
play
a
very
fair
game.
We
want
a
couple
that
stands
with
a
lot
of
attitude,
confident
and
of
course
style.
We
have
divided
to
group
people
into
four
parts,
three
participants
in
each
as
East,
West,
North
and
Central
zones.
We
have
left
out
south
because
they
have
got
their
own
set
of
industry.
I
think
by
the
end
of
the
show
we
will
have
at
least
one
couple
who
will
be
a
part
of
the
film
to
be
produced
by
Balaji.
Why
only
all
the
Balaji
stars
are
there
in
this
show?
If
you
see
other
reality
shows
also
you
will
find
majority
of
them
are
the
Balaji
stars.
So
fortunately
or
unfortunately
we
have
80%
of
the
television
stars
who
are
from
Balaji.
Then
why
none
of
20%
of
the
non
Balaji
stars
are
here?
Our
first
conversation
with
9X
was
that
it
should
be
a
show
with
the
popular
television
stars
and
when
we
started
selecting,
the
most
popular
stars
we
found
were
all
associated
with
Balaji
only.
Our
reactions
after
that
were
well
like...
Ouch!
Why
did
you
choose
this
concept?
India
is
very
wide
and
in
this
way
everyone
gets
a
chance
to
choose
their
own
superstar
or
icon.
And
moreover,
we
plan
to
give
exposure
to
many
people
who
normally
don't
get
it
from
their
respective
places.
People
from
Mumbai
get
a
lot
of
exposure
but
those
living
in
the
interior
parts
remain
deprived
from
all
these.
How
were
the
mentors
selected?
They
are
strongly
connected
with
each
of
their
respective
reasons.
Shabanaji's
family
is
from
the
East,
Zeenathji's
father
is
from
Bhopal,
Amritaji
is
from
North
and
Maheshji
is
from
West.
All
these
mentors
want
to
get
the
best
out
from
their
respective
areas.
Since
everyone
will
not
get
a
ticket
to
Bollywood,
will
the
runners
up
and
others
who
lose
be
retained
to
television
with
Balaji?
Yes,
the
idea
for
all
these
is
that
the
talent
comes
in
front
of
the
eyes
of
the
people.
The
country
will
select
their
own
superstars
and
the
people
who
become
the
runner
up
are
already
stars
and
have
reached
the
status,
so
automatically
they
come
in
the
lime
light.
We
also
saw
a
show
earlier
called
Zee
Cine
Star
Ki
Khoj
in
which
all
the
contestants
almost
gone
lost
once
the
show
was
over.
So,
what
can
we
expect
from
this
show?
We
don't
know
about
other
shows
but
we
will
be
very
fair
towards
everyone
in
this
show.
We
have
announced
the
film
earlier
and
will
be
coming
out
with
the
promos
soon
and
on
the
day
of
the
last
episode
of
this
show
we
will
have
the
mahurat
of
the
film.
Is
it
also
a
celebrity
show?
Umm,
it's
a
couple
of
non-celebrities
with
a
celebrity.
And
the
couple
will
be
there
as
an
important
part
of
the
film.
Was
Zeenath
Aman,
who
is
coming
for
the
first
time
in
television,
your
first
choice?
I
am
a
big
admirer
of
Zeenath
Amam.
I
think
anyone
born
in
70s
or
late
70s
has
been
a
great
admirer
of
her.
She
was
the
face
of
glamour,
beauty
of
Bollywood
and
is
a
real
trendsetter.
It
is
still
unbelievable
for
me
that
I
am
working
with
her.
Why
the
show
is
called
a
'War'?
See,
if
I
would
have
come
as
a
newcomer
and
I
had
to
struggle
a
lot
to
make
my
place
in
Bollywood
it
won't
have
been
just
mere
a
competition
for
me
rather
it
would
have
appeared
as
a
war
for
me.
I
would
have
called
it
a
war
or
something
more
than
that;
may
be
a
big
time
war.
What
more
can
I
say!