Famous tv producer ekta kapoor has expressed her displeasure over a statement by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap. Actually, anurag kashyap recently called Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos 'stupid' for his idea. He had said that Netflix should have started in india with 'saas-bahu' serials. In such a situation, ekta has reprimanded the filmmaker.
ekta kapoor shared a post on instagram story and wrote- 'You are very stupid. By saying this, you tried to show yourself as if you are more smart and cool. You should be a little polite and sensible. This is an art that many artists do not have.'
'In fact, they have a more discriminatory mindset'
ekta kapoor further wrote- 'Saas-Bahu shows and their impact on the indian public (like women got their voice), has been well written about in a famous Chicago research. The artists who talk about equality and taking everyone along, in reality they have a more discriminatory mindset. We should end this 'you cannot sit with us, we are better than you' mindset, only then will democracy and justice work in the true sense. love to all.'
What is the whole matter?
Actually, recently Sarandos went on Nikhil Kamath's WTF podcast. During this, he said that if he got a chance again, he would not start with 'Sacred Games' in India. In his view, there are many such popular shows which work better. anurag kashyap criticized Sarandos for this statement. anurag kashyap himself had made the show 'Sacred Games' for Netflix india in the year 2018.
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