Ektaa Kapoor is unquestionably a Content Czarina who brought her astute business acumen and creative sensibility to the Indian entertainment industry in the past few decades. The Padma Shri laureate has over the years redefined the landscape of Indian television and then went on to take the movie business by storm.
Over the years she cemented her position as the undisputed leader of the small screen, with one historic show after another, and later captured the imagination of Indian audiences on OTT. However, she recently walked away from her OTT platform ALTBalaji, which is now just called ALTT.
It's no surprise then that Ektaa Kapoor is a regular on various international lists that feature the most powerful women in business and entertainment.
Here's taking a look at the lists that the Content Czarina has been frequently featured on in recent times:
Variety 500 Annual List
Ektaa Kapoor has been a regular on the Variety 500 Annual List from 2017 right through 2023, with every year celebrating a new achievement and breakthrough.
Proud to represent India in the @Variety 500 list of the most influential people in entertainment over the year. Thank you Variety. Honoured and humbled to be one of the 12 Indians on the list. pic.twitter.com/19uN1hVjOK
— Ektaa R Kapoor (@EktaaRKapoor) December 1, 2017
In 2019, she was amongst the 10 Indians to make it to Variety 500's Important People in Global Media list. And was also part of the same list the next year in 2020, which also won her a spot on Fortune India's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business. In 2021 Ektaa Kapoor made it to the '500 Most Influential Business Leaders Shaping the global media industry' list and was the only Indian woman to feature on it.
An absolute honor to be on 2020s' Annual Edition of Variety500 - Most Important People in Global Media. Thank you for all the love and support I have got from my viewers and fans.🙏
— Ektaa R Kapoor (@EktaaRKapoor) December 27, 2020
🧿🧿❤️JAI BALAJI JAI MATA DI pic.twitter.com/ZAdBRbsFHb
In 2022 she was part of the '500 Most Important People in Global Media' list highlighting the works of those who deserve a pat on the back for excelling in their jobs at a time when it was tough to break out from the pack and distinguish oneself.
India's queen of television forges ahead in the digital space and makes a triumphant comeback to film with the hit @vdwthefilm. Ekta Kapoor was recognized as part of 2018's #Variety500 presented by @verizondigital https://t.co/NTvkFKuGgO
— Variety (@Variety) April 30, 2019
Ahead of this, In 2023, Ektaa Kapoor was listed for making content that caters to a larger audience and is available to people much beyond the bigger cities of India.
Academy's Class Of 2021
In 2021, Ektaa Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor, also a producer, were among the 395 new members from across 50 countries, who were invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
It's time to announce our new members! Meet the Class of 2021. https://t.co/17gbIEXOzJ #WeAreTheAcademy
— The Academy (@TheAcademy) July 1, 2021
Hollywood Reporters 40 Most Influential Women in International Film List
Indie Innovators: 40 Most Influential Women in International Film https://t.co/MvmO7BQdBN
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) May 15, 2023
The most recent celebration of Ektaa Kapoor's genius was her inclusion in Hollywood Reporter's '40 Most Influential Women in International Film List'. What made this an even more significant achievement is that Ektaa was the only Indian on the list.
