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‘There are many stars, few actors and fewer brands. I am happy to qualify for the last two’

Posted online: Sunday, April 13, 2008 at 0005 hrs Print Email

She’s better known as Tulsi, the idolised and ideal bahu of the top-rated TV soap, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, on Star Plus. However, Smriti Irani is the sum of many other parts: she’s a TV producer, a scriptwriter, a TV reality show host, and an active member of the BJP. And after a hiatus, she’s back where she belongs—in the Virani household. At an interaction with the Express staffers, held at the picturesque Express Towers in Mumbai, Irani was frank in her views on many subjects, including TV soaps, mediocrity on television, Hindutva and Raj Thackeray’s attack on ‘outsiders’. The session was moderated by Consulting Editor Shailaja Bajpai

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(The transcript was prepared by Shweta Teotia.)

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