€˜Someone is keen to see me go€™
Smriti Irani
Everyone is talking about Smriti Irani quitting Kyunkii Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. The actress clears the air
Subhash K Jha
This is yet another controversy about you...
I must be an actor with the largest number of controversies attached to my name. Balaji is a public limited company, Star is a highly-rated channel and Kyunkii€ is the highest revenue generator for Balaji and Star. Such false reports put everyone in a spot.
Does it bother you?
Honestly, it hurts. My family, channel and production house don't deserve this. For six years I've worked with Balaji and my association with Star goes back even longer. I'm like a horse with blinkers. I try not to get bothered with such talk.
Why are you roped into a controversy every few months?
It all comes from one source, and I don't know why. I genuinely feel I don't need to react to such imaginary stories. Who are these 'sources' who claim I'm leaving the serial? How can I react to ghosts? For the six years that I've been working in Kyunkii..., Shobha Kapoorji, Ekta and I have been meeting behind closed doors with no fourth person present. How can outsiders make assumptions about our conversation?
Who's responsible for the rumour that you're leaving Kyunkii€?
Someone who is keen to see me go. Someone is trying desperately to break my six-year association with Kyunkii€ I don't allow myself to be pained by such stories. However, my fans and audiences do react.
So you are not leaving Kyunkii€?
I'm right now in a shoot with Balaji. How can I leave? This entire controversy is illogical. I don't think my talent can be held hostage by such rumours.
It's said there was a dispute about you looking old in Kyunkii..?
If there was a dispute would I have agreed to act? I had stated earlier that I had no problems with aging, if the script requires it. I must be the oldest-looking protagonist on any of the soaps.
What about the show you are co-producing with Balaji?
In that show, I play a girl (Uma) who goes through tremendous hardships in life.
€ Ekta Kapoor on quote
Ekta Kapoor says, €œI don€™t want to say anything. Yes, Smriti is very much Ba. And she€™s shooting for us right now. The other show we are co-producing is called Thodasa Aasman. It doesn€™t begin with a K as this isn€™t my production alone. Thodasa Aasman goes on air on Star from August 12. Kyunkii€already features Smriti as the aged Ba. So where€™s the question of her not wanting to age? The new Tulsi has been liked for her girl next-door personality. But the guy who plays her co-star has become a rage.€
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