/> Ekta Kapoor now brings her two TRP-topping soaps Kyunkii Saas Bhi Tthi and Kahani Ghar Ghar Ki together for a belated merger.

She usually does the merger episodes earlier during the year.

She explains, "Yes. Yes, it was shot on Sunday and Monday and will be aired in two one-hour episodes on 20th and 24th December. We have it every year during the festive Dussehra- Diwali season.

But this time our stars we so busy doing shows they had no time during the traditional festive season. So we had to push it up by two months."

Ekta promises plenty of excitement in the tie-up episodes. "Like each year this year's merger episodes will be filled with dhamaka, masti, colours, dances and music. This time, more so than the others."

The buzz is that Ekta is getting her Bahu blast ready to counter Smriti Irani's Bahu act on Zee.

Ekta avers. "We aren't doing the Kahani-Kyuni merger episodes to compete with Smriti on Teen Bahuraniyan. Ha, that's all I'm being asked these days.

The truth is, no I'm not competing with Smriti. She's a dear friend and someone whom I respect immensely for her personality and professionalism.

However at the end of the day we're all professionals in the tv software business. So an element of healthy competitiveness is bound to creep in."

Ekta is delighted by her blue-eyed girl Prachi Desai's victory, She personally asked all her friends to vote for the girl.

"That's the least I could do for her. We also supported our other bachcha Jai Bhanushali in every way possible. And now I've asked my entire Balajee company to sms for our stars Aamir Ali and Sanjida on Nach Baliye. While we had only one evening to vote for Prachi we've a whole week for Aamir and Sanjida.

As her why Prachi is being launched in movies by Farhan Akhtar, and Ekta explains.

"See, Prachi is my blue-eyed baby. I wish her absolutely the best in life.Not just me, my mom and dad also think she's a wonderful actress and a lovely humanbeing.

We'll definitely do movies with her after she finishes Farhan's film. Gattu (Abhishek Kapoor) who directing Farhan's film with Prachi is my first cousin. So it's all in the family."