Life at Sankraman studios in Goregaon East, in suburban Mumbai, is lived amidst tight security. As we decided to take a trip to Ekta's soap factory on Wednesday, little did we realise that it was going to be as time consuming as difficult -- we didn't anticipate the time consuming security checks undertaken by security personnel at the gate. Surprisingly, they smelled a rat as soon as we told them that we were from the press! (Although, there was considerable electronic media presence inside!)