Ekta was born on 7th June, 1975 to Jeetendra and Shobha Kapoor. She is an Indian television producer, film producer and director, and the joint managing director and creative head of 'Balaji Telefilms Limited', which was founded in 1994. In 2001, Balaji Motion Pictures was launched as a subsidiary company of Balaji Telefilms Limited which is a film production and distribution company. She launched ALT Balaji in April 2017.
She went to school at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim and attended college at Mithibai College. She was honoured with the Padma Shri in 2020.