Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani reveals
producer Ekta Kapoor chose her to lead the cast of "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi
Bahu Thi" even though her team had rejected her as "not fit" for
TV Industry.
Irani spoke at the 17th Indian Television Academy (ITA)
Awards where she was conferred the ITA Pride of Indian Television award recently.
"I have been associated with television for over 20
years now. Television gave me a platform to enter Indian political space and I
will be forever grateful for that. Also, Ekta Kapoor spotted me among the many
young girls who had come for audition and selected me despite her team having
rejected me as not fit for TV.
"In 2007, when I was the anchor at the ITA Awards, I
had invited the then Information and Broadcasting Minister on stage. So life
has come a full circle for me to be invited on this stage as the serving
Information and Broadcasting Minister."
Irani, a former Miss India contestant, had risen to fame as
Tulsi Virani, the protagonist of the "saas-bahu" show which was
launched at the start of the millennium and had a long run of over 1,800
episodes.
Ekta and Irani, who continue to remain friends, made the
most of their time together at the ITA Awards event. Ekta even snapped a selfie
with her and posted it on social media.
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