Ekta Kapoor photographed at a theatre in Mumbai.
Mumbai:
Ekta Kapoor, whose Balaji Telefilms has co-produced the film Udta Punjab, on Friday said that she hasn't slept for a minute in the last two days as she was tracking down the various links showing the leaked version of the film, also claiming that none of those links are available any more.
Ekta was speaking at theatre in Mumbai to see the fans' reactions to the film. Of the film finally releasing after numerous controversies, Ekta said, "My only reaction is Jai Mata Di, Waheguru."
"It definitely affected my weight, I've lost a kilo in two days. I haven't slept one minute in 48 hours. All we did was to put all the friends on the job to chase down links. Now you don't find them anymore," she said.
"The cyber cell and various other agencies have done a great job. I think my friends and I did most of the work in the middle of the night. I felt that I had a workout instructor, who was making me do those many exercises, but it's worth it because I got muscles in the end; I got stronger," she said.
Udta Punjab leaked online on Wednesday, two day before its scheduled release. After a while the links were reportedly not available with the message showing as "removed due to a copyright complaint." The makers had filed a complaint with the cybercrime police in Bandra.
Recently, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Manjhi- The Mountain Man had also leaked online before its release. About films leaking online, Ekta said, "There are various institutions that have actually come together to see that piracy is actually handled."
She also said, "I personally think that the film (Udta Punjab) had to go out there and now the film will speak. Nobody can stop a film from doing well, if it is good."
Udta Punjab, is co-produced by Phantom Films and is directed by Abhishek Chaubey. The film stars Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh.
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Ekta was speaking at theatre in Mumbai to see the fans' reactions to the film. Of the film finally releasing after numerous controversies, Ekta said, "My only reaction is Jai Mata Di, Waheguru."
"It definitely affected my weight, I've lost a kilo in two days. I haven't slept one minute in 48 hours. All we did was to put all the friends on the job to chase down links. Now you don't find them anymore," she said.
"The cyber cell and various other agencies have done a great job. I think my friends and I did most of the work in the middle of the night. I felt that I had a workout instructor, who was making me do those many exercises, but it's worth it because I got muscles in the end; I got stronger," she said.
Udta Punjab leaked online on Wednesday, two day before its scheduled release. After a while the links were reportedly not available with the message showing as "removed due to a copyright complaint." The makers had filed a complaint with the cybercrime police in Bandra.
Recently, Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Manjhi- The Mountain Man had also leaked online before its release. About films leaking online, Ekta said, "There are various institutions that have actually come together to see that piracy is actually handled."
She also said, "I personally think that the film (Udta Punjab) had to go out there and now the film will speak. Nobody can stop a film from doing well, if it is good."
Udta Punjab, is co-produced by Phantom Films and is directed by Abhishek Chaubey. The film stars Alia Bhatt, Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
