TV debut awaits Vishal Bhardwaj, Ekta Kapoor with Ek Thhi Naayka

Film promotions have always been innovative andEk Thi Daayanproducers Vishal Bhardwaj and Ekta Kapoor are just following the trend. The duo will be seen in cameo roles in the TV seriesEk Thhi Naaykafor the promotion of their upcoming film. Other members of the crew, actors Emraan Hashmi, Konkana Sen Sharma, Kalki Koechlin and Huma Qureshi will also feature in the series. At the launch of the TV series, Ekta Kapoor, who will be seen in a small cameo, confirmed, "Emraan will be in the final episode. All the actors will do cameo roles in the show. Vishal Bhardwaj will make his entry in the first episode.”

A nervous Ekta, who is quite anxious about her first onscreen appearance, said, "I am the most terrible actress you can find on the face of this earth. I will be coming in a small cameo.” She also confessed that the film is folklore and not based on any true story, "Folklore has been embedded in our psychology. This is a reading of India's folklore. It is all fiction and not a true story.”

The TV series, to be aired from March 9, will feature some of the biggest television personalities including Smriti Irani, Sakshi Tanwar, Aamna Shariff, Shweta Tiwari, Mouli Ganguly, Ankita Lokhande, Kritika Kamra and Pooja Gor. Ekta expressed her gratitude towards the stars, "I have been a part of all of their lives but they have become stars on their own. I am amazed at the warmth they have shown me. Each one of them agreed instantly to do my show.”