For Ekta, who turns 37 in 2013, it has been a roller coaster ride so far. It will be interesting to see what new tricks this power-house has up her sleeve.

01 / 20

For Ekta, who turns 37 in 2013, it has been a roller coaster ride so far. It will be interesting to see what new tricks this power-house has up her sleeve.

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02 / 20

Ekta Kapoor celebrates her birthday today. Her story of the rise from the self-proclaimed lazy disinterested teen to a TV czarina is nothing short of a movie storyline. Here's presenting her story in pictures. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

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03 / 20

From transforming living rooms in India with her saas-bahu sagas to foraying into big screen, Ekta Kapoor is undoubtedly a one-woman army with her television production house. (BCCL/Dinesh Meena)

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04 / 20

Daughter of actor Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor, Ekta was born on 7 June 1975. She did her schooling at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended college at Mithibai College. (BCCL/Ranjit Kumar)

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05 / 20

She is known as quite a tyrant in the television film industry and doesn't leave a leaf unturned to get things done her way. (Getty Images)

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06 / 20

The future television power-house was never into academics. At 19, she took her father Jeetendra's advice and ventured into the field of TV-production. (Getty Images)

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07 / 20

In 2001, Ekta was selected by the Confederation of Indian Industries, (CII) to head the committee on entertainment. She also received a number of awards over the years. Some of the awards are: "Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year" (in 2001), "Corporate Excellence" from Bharat Petroleum (in 2002), "Rajiv Gandhi Award" (in 2002). In 2001, Asiaweek magazine included her in the list of "Asia's 50 most Powerful Communicators." (BCCL/Pradeep Paliwal)

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08 / 20

She was soon to change the face of Indian Television as the whole world witnessed. (Getty Images)

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09 / 20

Ekta has helped launch the career of many aspiring television and film actors. The list includes Prachi Desai, Ram Kapoor, and Ronit Roy, who have now all made the transition from soaps the Bollywood. (BCCL/Deepak Dhuri)

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10 / 20

With her target audience being mostly the Indian housewife and weaving stories around big joint families thereby rendering emotional sagas, Ekta Kapor struck gold with shows like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Khaani Ghar Ghat Ki, or the more famously called the K-series of television. (Getty Images)

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