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Ekta Kapoor says her digital shows will cater to radical views, individual tastes

Ekta Kapoor, Joint MD and Creative Director of Balaji Telefilms, which going to formally launch the Alt Balaji app very soon, is looking at the digital medium for a different kind of storytelling. Asked at FICCI Frames about what changes for her as a storyteller with the digital medium, she said highlighted the differences between films, TV and digital as media to create content for: "These are three different mediums that cater to the same women in three different ways. We all have a family face, the outside world face and an individual 'us' face. TV is about the family face. It's the one medium that your family watches together. It's a 5 people medium. Films used to be communal viewing, it's content you view with 300 people, with 300 people in front of a screen." "Digital is about the content you consume alone. It directly talks to you. At a time of polarized views, while everyone has individualistic taste, this medium gives you a chance to watch what you want to watch. Clearly, for me it will be about addressing stories that I couldn't say (on TV). You can't bring too many radical views on television. You have to think of the economics of films. This caters to a larger sense of audience and each show can cater to a smaller audience, and yet manage to hold your interest. We probably want to cater to the polarized face now." A few things to think about here: - Digital is…

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