Maha Kumbh visit to seek blessings for film: Ekta Kapoor

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Feb 10 2013 | 12:30 PM IST
Producer Ekta Kapoor, who took the holy dip at the ongoing Maha Kumbh mela in Allahabad yesterday, says she was there not to promote her upcoming venture 'Ek Thi Daayan' but to seek blessings for the film. The 37-year-old, along with actors Emraan Hashmi and Huma Qureshi, also participated in a "yajna" for the success of the horror film. "Promotion is the wrong word. I visited Maha Kumbh to seek blessings for the film and not promote it. I feel there is nothing wrong with that. Everyone participating in it was there for that very reason, so how are we different? Besides hard work, I think it is necessary to have blessings," Ekta told
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First Published: Feb 10 2013 | 12:00 AM IST

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