Ektaa Kapoor has fired back strongly at filmmaker Anurag Kashyap for his recent remarks about ‘saas bahu’ TV dramas. The producer, known for creating some of India’s most popular family soaps, called Kashyap “classist” for looking down on these shows.Ektaa defends her daily soapsEktaa responded strongly to Anurag’s dig. Taking to her Instagram stories, she wrote, “Ur so dumb… saying this put u on an advantage ‘I’m smarter cooler’ but naaaaaaaa! Darling how about gracious!!! N self aware?????? An art a lot of artists don’t have!”She added, “‘Saas bahu’ n their impact on Indian masses (how women got a voice in mass India) is well documented by a prestigious Chicago research! But artists who talk of an inclusive world are actually more classist.”Ektaa didn’t stop there. Without naming anyone, she wrote, “We must do away with this ‘U can’t sit with us we r better’ attitude for democracy n fair play! Love n light to all (sic).”
What started it all?The entire row began after Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos appeared on Nikhil Kamath’s podcast and spoke about launching Netflix in India. Reflecting on the decision, he said he would have done things differently. According to Ted, starting the platform in India with the series ‘Sacred Games’ may not have been the right move, and something “more populist” might have worked better.Anurag Kashyap lashes outAnurag Kashyap, who directed and produced ‘Sacred Games’, did not take the comment lightly. In a fiery Instagram post, he criticised Ted’s remarks and took a swipe at him. He wrote, “He should have started with Saas Bahu.. he would have done well. Which he is doing now (sic).”Taking it a step further, Anurag added, “I always knew the tech guys are dumb when it comes to storytelling but @tedsarandos is the definition of dumb is what I didn’t know. Good to discover that. This explains everything now (sic).”
