Smriti Z Irani continues to remain unaffected by Balaji Telefilms pulling out as co-producer from her show Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasman. At a media gathering for her forthcoming show Virrudh - Har Rishta Ek Kurukshetra, she refuses to indulge in any Balaji-bashing. Instead, the actress diplomatically says, "There are some decisions made by the channel and we as a production house have no say in it. We have no issues as such and whatever the channel feels right is perfectly fine with me."
Smriti Irani with co-actor Sushant Singh at the launch of Virrudh
She insisted that there's no love lost between her and once-upon-a-time mentor Ekta Kapoor. Says Smriti, "You all saw us together at the Sansui Awards and I guess that answers the question."
Needless to say, the actress has been bonding with Sony's creative director Sandiip Sikcand all this while. If sources are to be believed the actress is apprehensive about good friend Sikcand's ouster. She says, "I don't think I am the right person to comment on channel's activities. We are a production company who are working for a channel and have no rights to comment on their internal activities."
After having worked on the subject for over a year, Virrudh…, a daily soap goes on air on March 26. Irani plays a doting daughter, however, she is an illegitimate child. The conflict arises when she is torn between her father and beau, who works as an employee in her father's organisation.
Speaking about the show she says, "I had this idea about a year ago and I just casually mentioned to my team."
Apart from her writers, co-star Sushant Singh has been extremely supportive. Smriti adds, "Sushant said yes to the show in a minute."
The actress informs that her production house, Ugraya Productions, will float a few more shows this year. Talking about her plans she says, "We have four other shows lined up. We have a show for Zee, Star Plus and Sony respectively. One of the shows is already under way.
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