Smriti Irani commemorates 20 years of 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', shares anecdote

Smriti Irani penned an emotional te of gratitude for entire cast of iconic TV show Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi which clocked in 20 years on July 3. current Union Minister was once a household name for her portrayal of Tulsi Virani in primetime show, produced by Balaji Telefilms' Ekta Kapoor. On Friday, Smriti took to Instagram and shared a crucial anecdote from her journey as an actor.

She shared a video of one of her first scenes with late actor Sudha Shivpuri who played Baa (grandmor) in show and spoke about she h been nervous in facing camera. She wrote, "20 years ago this was possibly one of my first scenes with Sudha Aunty. I raced through my lines ,nervous as hell coz @ektarkapoor was called to shooting floor by director who told her project was a sure shot flop since girl cast as Tulsi did t have talent to see it through. Upon enquiring why I was t unleashing my full potential as an actor I told her “ can I play character as I deem fit inste of being told how to emote?” I promised her I’d take help of every colleague possible if I felt I can’t measure up alone" (sic).

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Smriti went onto thank Ekta Kapoor, who is also one of her closest friends since ir collaboration for show, and ackwledged contribution of every actor that played a part in Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She tagged every actor and captioned post, "EK(Ekta Kapoor) said done and rest was TV history. Today 2 deces later in absentia I say thank you for belief @ektarkapoor , thank you @monishasinghkatial for first refusing to cast me & n supporting me all way. Thank you to ever-changing Mihir from @amaruphyay_official to da @ronitboseroy . To kids like @karishmaktanna @ihansika @masumimewawalla @mounirooy & all those I have t been able to name. To bahus ranging from @gprhan @shilpa_saklani_official & sons @meetsumeet18 @hitentejwani, Sandeep Baswana... & many more relationships I lived on screen who are friends for life. To @mandirabedi & @jaya.bhattacharya who were best on-screen villains possibly and absolute sweearts off-screen. Many more who were a part of journey .. I cherish every moment & especially am grateful to viewers who kept our passions alive.#20yearsofkyunkiisaasbhikabhibahuthi 🙏🙏🙏🙏" (sic).

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show was a stepping stone of success for t just Smriti Irani but also Ekta Kapoor and many ors who were recognized by ir characters in show. Two months ago, Smriti h reminisced her journey in ar post where she spoke about friends and colleagues that she me during filming of show. 

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