Ekta Kapoor debuts on TV as actor

Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming TV series, Ek Thhi Naayika, will do more than just bring eight television icons.

Ekta Kapoor’s upcoming TV series, Ek Thhi Naayika, will do more than just bring eight television icons - Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Aamna Shariff, Shweta Tiwari, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gor — together.

It will also mark the producer’s acting debut. Ekta has a cameo in the 16-episode series, which is being launched to promote her upcoming film, Ek Thi Daayan, co-produced by Vishal Bhardwaj and Balaji Telefilms.

Nervous ahead of making her acting debut, Ekta says, “Don’t ever expect me to act because I will be bad at it. You might see a blink-and-miss-you’ll-miss-it cameo of me standing behind a tree. I don’t mind playing a tree. As long as I don’t have dialogue, I can stand in a scene.” Talking about her role, she says, “It’s a small one. I will take my cue from Vishalji. He’ll be experienced by then, as he too is making his TV debut in Ek Thhi Naayika.”