When Swedish YouTube sensation PewDiePie took to Twitter to make fun of a video from Ekta Kapoor‘s old TV show, Kasamh Se, it didn’t go down too well with the producer. Here’s what PewDiePie tweeted:
(good quality) pic.twitter.com/gsOmCizG3Q
— ƿ૯ωძɿ૯ƿɿ૯ (@pewdiepie) May 9, 2018
The online star made fun of the video quality of the clip and when Ekta saw it, she went on a rant against him. She shared as array of tweets:
U seem obsessed bhaiiiii! https://t.co/tZBAtDh2V5 !!! I’ll send u some fresh videos
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektaravikapoor) May 13, 2018
Just opened my Twitter n realised I finally arrived 🙂 this hate welcome has put me in August company :)/):)! Just one thing if anyone is waiting for me to apologise to peudy something it’s NOT happening 🙂
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektaravikapoor) May 14, 2018
Just one thing anyone who suggests racial slur to my tweet( yes I read some tweets) shud open this youtubers( yes now I know who he is) video n see how he has trashed everything from Indian soaps to Indian superstars ( rajnikants robot) n jibbed back with d same ignorance n
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektaravikapoor) May 14, 2018
And irreverence that he adopted to pan everything in India’s popular culture ! So all those getting highly protective about his power n millions ( some even claimed wat I was ‘ worth’) remember his video which we pass as sarcastic n ‘ humourous’ was titled ‘ india u lose’
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektaravikapoor) May 14, 2018
P.s I seriously dint know who he is ;):):) like he doesn’t know any tv personality or rajnikant! Heehaw !!!! Much love haters I’m back to making videos n fodder for this youtubers next feed
— Ekta Kapoor (@ektaravikapoor) May 14, 2018
Not to mention, her posts attracted a lot of attention on social media. While Ekta got a lot of backlash and hatred from Pewdiepie’s fans, she also received some support and love from her admirers in the country.