She is known for her saas-bahu sagas, but producer Ekta Kapoor now wishes to adapt American series Scandal on Indian television. Starring Hollywood actress Kerry Washington, Scandal is a political thriller TV series.
Washington’s character, Olivia Pope, is said to be partially based on former George HW Bush administration press aide Judy Smith, who serves as a co-executive producer.
“I would love to adapt Scandal where the actress falls in love with the President. We also have a single Prime Minister. So, I think that would be a superb thing to do. I don’t think it is happening in the future yet but that is something I would love to do one day,” Ekta told PTI.
Many American shows/sitcoms are getting adapted here, nowadays, and the Balaji Telefilms’ creative director feels such series can achieve success only if they are Indianised.
