Producer Ekta Kapoor was honoured with the prestigious Padma Shri Award on November 8. Union Minister Smriti Irani, who is a close friend of Ekta, congratulated her with a heartfelt short note. Smriti Irani is a proud friend who couldn’t stop raving about Ekta Kapoor’s hardwork and how she reimagined and repositioned stories for television, OTT and movies. The union minister shared a clip that shows the fourth-highest civilian award being presented to Ekta by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
“Kumari Ekta Ravi Kapoor #padmashri .. it’s an absolute honour to see my friend bestowed with one of the highest civilian awards in the Nation. She has toiled for years on end to create a brand , a belief , a creative universe which transcended boundaries across many a mediums. Be it Television, OTT or movies , she has reimagined , repositioned not only stories but also her own self . My heartiest congratulations @ektarkapoor #proud #sisterlove (sic),” Smriti Irani captioned the video.
Ekta Kapoor responded to Smriti Irani’s post and wrote, “Thankuuuuu ur love n wishes keep@me@going love u ! I wish but I can achieve half as much as u!!!! You trailblazer #sistafromanothermista
Smriti Irani and Ekta Kapoor have known each other for years. The 45-year-old politician is the Union Cabinet Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development. She became a household name with her character Tulsi from the show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The show was produced by Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms.
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Ekta’s brother and actor Tusshar Kapoor also posted the video from the ceremony on his instagram handle. @altbalaji Congratulations to our boss lady @ektaKapoor as she has been honoured with the prestigious #PadmaShriAward,” he added the caption.