The Serial Producer reaches the list of 40the most Influential women of International Film.

Daughter of veteran actors, Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor established Balaji Telefilms in 1994. She is the joint managing director and creative head of Balaji Telefilms Limited. The celebrated producer has added a lot of feathers to her cap while winning the Padma Shri is the biggest achievement of her life. While this launched several small and big television shows on the screen, Balaji Motion Pictures is for producing hit Bollywood titles. She made her mark in the television industry with shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kabhi Sautan Kabhii Sahelii, Kohi Apna Sa, Kaahin Kissii Roz, Kalash, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, Kahiin To Hoga and Kasamh Se, Bade Achhe Lagte Hai. 

The popular entertainment portal, The Hollywood Reporter created a list of the 40 Most Influential Women in International Film to honour the women who are ‘bringing stories to a global stage and nurturing new voices despite a disrupted film market.’ The list contains women from different countries including Sweden, Nigeria, Germany, and France, among others who ‘run pan-national mini-studios, others who oversee boutique operations with a handful of employees – have made an art out of collaboration, understanding that only by pooling their resources, by co-producing, co-financing or distributing one another’s movies, can the polyglot world of international indie cinema survive.’ The only Indian that made it to the list is Ektaa Kapoor. She was added as the 40th most influential woman in International Film as an honour by the website.