Unprofessional actors should shut up: Ekta Kapoor after Ram Kapoor's remarks

Ekta Kapoor called out 'unprofessional actors' after Ram Kapoor spoke about a controversial kissing scene in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Ram revealed he had reservations about the scene, but Ekta wanted it.

In Short

• Ekta Kapoor shared a cryptic post seemingly targeting Ram Kapoor
• Ram claimed Ekta planned a bold scene in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain
• Ekta called out 'unprofessional actors' on social media

Ekta Kapoor, the television czarina, shared a cryptic post on social media, seemingly in response to actor Ram Kapoor’s recent comments about her show Bade Achhe Lagte Hain. Ram had claimed that Ekta planned the bold scene between him and Sakshi Tanwar in the show. Without naming anyone, Ekta called out "unprofessional actors" and urged them to "shut up."

She wrote, "Unprofessional actors giving interviews about my shows shud shut up! False information N skewed stories. Can only last till. I talk’... but there is dignity in silence (sic)."

Ram Kapoor, during a recent interview with YouTuber Siddharth Kannan, opened up about the controversial kissing scene between him and Sakshi Tanwar in Bade Achhe Lagte Hain, which had received backlash from viewers. Ram revealed that he had expressed reservations about the scene to Ekta but that she chose to go ahead with it.

"My job as an actor is to do my work. I don’t owe an explanation to anybody... My job is to follow the script... How can I say that I won’t do this? If I do, then I’m not an actor," said Ram.

“Ekta is the one who wrote the scene, wanted us to do the scene... I told Ekta, ‘Are you sure? Ye television mein pehle kabhi hua nahi hai (This has not happened on television before); it was the first kiss of television, which is a big thing. And three generations watch (the show) together... but Ekta was very confident that we should do it. I said, okay, I’ll first get a go-ahead from my wife. Then I told Sakshi that, look, I will handle Ekta. If you have a problem, tell me," he added.

Bade Achhe Lagte Hain was a hit when it premiered on Sony TV in 2011. It later returned with a second season featuring Nakuul Mehta and Disha Parmar, replacing Ram and Sakshi. The first season of the show is currently re-running on TV at 8.30 pm.