Entertainment · Indian Cinema · 15 hrs ago
Qazi Touqeer recalls turning down Ekta Kapoor’s TV offer in 2005
Singer Qazi Touqeer recalled turning down a TV offer from producer Ekta Kapoor during a conversation on Bigg Boss 20.
The offer came in 2005, the year Touqeer became widely known after winning the singing competition Fame Gurukul with Ruprekha Banerjee.
Touqeer said he had already signed a contract for a film, and he passed on Kapoor’s offer through a woman named Anupama rather than telling Kapoor directly.
He also said he struggled to understand the character she described, which was called Rockstar.
Touqeer recalled that media reports said he had “ditched” Kapoor for a bigger opportunity, and that he was portrayed as arrogant.
He said social media was not available then to help him quickly explain his decision; no further steps related to the offer were described.
Qazi Touqeer said he turned down a television offer from producer Ekta Kapoor in 2005.
He recalled the episode while speaking with Aamrapali Dubey on Bigg Boss 20 in 2026.
Touqeer said he already had a film commitment and a signed contract, and that he struggled to understand the character Kapoor described.
He said reports the next day portrayed him as having “ditched” Kapoor for a bigger opportunity.
Touqeer said he was labelled arrogant and had no social media at the time to quickly clarify his decision.
- Who
- Singer and Bigg Boss 20 contestant Qazi Touqeer, and producer Ekta Kapoor.
- What
- Touqeer said he declined Kapoor’s television offer, citing a film commitment and a signed contract. He also said he struggled to understand the character she described.
- When
- The offer and meeting were in 2005; Touqeer recalled them in a Bigg Boss 20 episode in 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Touqeer said he already had a film commitment and contract. News18 also reports he found the character difficult to understand.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Touqeer met Ekta Kapoor, who narrated a television character to him.
Touqeer said he conveyed his refusal through a woman named Anupama, citing a film commitment and signed contract.
Touqeer said newspaper reports claimed he had ditched Kapoor for a bigger opportunity.
Touqeer recounted the episode while speaking with Aamrapali Dubey on Bigg Boss 20.
- Offer
- A television offer from Ekta Kapoor
- Meeting
- 2005
- Age
- Touqeer said he was 20
- Existing commitment
- A film and a signed contract
- Conversation partner
- Aamrapali Dubey
- Show in which he recalled it
- Bigg Boss 20
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What people are saying
I have a contract, it’s already signed.
Qazi ditched Ekta Kapoor. Qazi has a bigger fish to fry.
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