What: EMI media meet
Where: Taj Lands End, Mumbai
When: November 05, 2008
Present: Arjun Rampal, Malaika Arora Khan, Ekta Kapoor, Jeetendra, Neha Oberoi, Aashish Chaudhary and others

It was revealed that Kareena Kapoor’s character in Golmaal Returns is called Ekta, and not surprisingly, she plays a fan of saas-bahu serials!

Now Kareena has taken her fondness for Ekta to the next level by deciding to hold a special screening for the television czarina next week once the prints are out. Ekta is also said to be keen to have the director of Golmaal Returns, Rohit Shetty, direct the much-awaited sequel of Kya Kool Hain Hum.

Golmaal Returns was cleared on Friday by the Indian censors with a ‘U’ certificate and no cuts.

Kareena’s special screening will be attended by her friends Lovely Singh (who gave her It’s Rocking), sister Karisma Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan, among others.

Golmaal Returns is out in cinemas on Wednesday 29th October. It is an Indian Films – Studio 18 worldwide release.

If not in real life, Kareena Kapoor is all set to play an Ekta Kapoor fan in reel life!

So much so that her character in the forthcoming comedy, Golmaal Returns, is actually called Ekta!

Kareena plays a young wife heavily inspired by Ekta’s ‘K’ serials and is always accusing her husband (played by Ajay Devgan) of adultery.

Laughs Tusshar Kapoor, “Bebo plays a housewife who is heavily inspired by the saas-bahu serials. She is able to draw a parallel between her husband’s infidelity with specific instances of infidelity from some of the TV serials. It’s hilarious!”

When we asked Ekta Kapoor herself to comment on Kareena’s character being a Balaji soap fan, the former smiled, “That’s flattering! Long live the saas-es and bahus!”

What: Ekta Kapoor announces The Global Indian T.V. Honours
Where: The Club, Andheri, Mumbai
When: January 14, 2008

Balaji Telefilms Limited, in association with 9X as the television partner, announced the advent of The Global Indian T.V. Honours, presented by Balaji. The trophy was unveiled at the press conference on January 14 at The Club, Andheri. The nomination categories and panel of judges were also introduced.

The panel of judges consists of names from the television and media industry like Farida Jalal, Aroona Irani, Manish Malhotra, Vikram Phadnis, Anurag Basu, B.P. Singh, Anil Thakraney, Ashwini Yardi, Sanjeev Sharma, Deepak Malvankar, Aly Morani and Neena Gupta.

The awards ceremony will be held on February 1 at the Andheri Sports Complex, Mumbai, while the event will be managed, scripted, directed and executed by G.S. Entertainment.

Ekta Kapoor, Jeetendra, Farida Jalal, Neena Gupta, Jay Bhansali, Rohit Roy, Bunty Walia were some of the people from the industry present at the event.

After the screening of Taare Zameen Par, KJO was so moved by the storyline where “the parents discovered the core of their child’s spirit”, that he revealed he would someday like to be a father and “connect with a child on a level that only a parent can understand.”

During a recent interview, Johar also revealed a little more about his personal life. Is love in the air? “I don’t have someone in my life right now, but I am open to being in a relationship.”

Would Ekta Kapoor be figuring in to that equation by any chance? KJO answers, “I adore Ekta and a common friend of ours, Sunita Menon, says that our astrological charts are quite similar. With her, I feel I have a Karmic connection in this lifetime. But more than the fact that I adore her, I have great regard and respect for her.”

So who knows, we just may have an interesting match-up down the road. After all Ekta’s last name does begin with “K” and we all known how fixated KJO is on that front.

What: The Seventh Indian Telly Awards 2007
Where: Chitrakoot Ground, Mumbai
When: November 16, 2007