Ekta Kapoor To Get Bollywood Celebrities Punk'd, Ashton Kutcher Style!
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oi-Girija
By Girija Narayan
Ekta
Kapoor,
the
TV
empress,
seem
to
be
in
a
mood
to
get
the
Bollywood
celebrities
Punk'd.
She
is
to
join
hands
with
MTV
to
bring
Hollywood's
Ashton
Kutcher
hosted,
hidden-camera-practical-joke
reality
television
series
to
India.
The
popular
producer,
Ekta
is
said
to
modify
the
popular
reality
show
to
suit
the
Indian
audiences.
Balaji
Telefilms
CEO,
Tanuj
Garg
was
quoted
saying,
"The
format
of
the
show
has
been
changed
to
suit
Indian
audiences;
we
are
going
to
collaborate
with
the
channel
to
add
to
the
show's
star
power
and
also
promote
our
film.
So
far,
we
have
shot
with
Nargis
Fakhri,
Varun
Dhawan,
Siddharth
Kapoor,
Shraddha
Kapoor,
Anu
Malik,
and
Ekta
Kapoor."
The
American
version,
hosted
by
Ashton
Kutcher
is
one
of
the
most
talked
about
and
feared
show
among
the
Hollywood
celebrities
and
audiences.
The
celebrities
fear
seeing
Ashton
around
scared
he
might
be
planning
to
get
them
Punk'd.
The
show
first
aired
in
2003
on
MTV
and
was
created
by
Ashton
Kutcher
and
Jason
Goldverg.
Being
Punk'd
referred
to
being
the
victim
of
such
a
prank.
A
leading
website
quoted
a
source
saying,
"This
American
show
is
hugely
popular
and
Ekta
and
her
team
liked
the
concept
a
lot.
She
has
decided
to
team
up
with
the
channel
to
bring
this
show
to
India.
She
has
already
started
working
on
the
project
and
it
is
expected
to
go
on
air
in
a
couple
of
weeks.
For
the
show,
Ekta
has
roped
in
newcomers
Siddharth
Gupta
and
Siddharth
Bhardwaj,
who
are
also
working
in
her
film,
'Kuku
Mathur
Ki
Jhand
Ho
Gayi'.
As
the
hosts
of
the
show,
they
will
play
pranks
on
celebrities
and
capture
it
on
camera."
The
show
is
tentatively
titled
MTV
Jhand
and
it
will
run
for
five
weeks.
Ashton
Kutcher
Ashton
Kutcher's
trademark
show
Punk'd
will
be
coming
to
India
soon.
Celebs
Pranked
Bollywood
celebs
like
Hollywood
ones
will
be
pranked.
Celebs
Dread
The
Experiance
Hollywood
Celebs
dread
Ashton
because
of
the
pranks
he
play
on
them.
Bollywood
Celebs
It
will
definitely
be
fun
to
watch
the
Bollywood
celebs
getting
Punked.
Bollywood's
Ashton
Kutcher
It
will
be
interesting
to
see
who
would
be
the
host
of
the
show.
Indian
Version
Indian
version
of
Punk'd
to
be
in
India
soon.
Ekta
Kapoor
Ekta
Kapoor
will
be
bringing
the
American
prank
show
to
India.