It's Ekta Decision: Smriti Irani

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Sabeena Khan

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Posted: 18 years ago

Colombo calling Smriti
By: Tushar Joshi
June 15, 2007

On a humanitarian trip to Sri Lanka, Iraani will also talk business with a local television channel

Smriti Iraani

Now that her stint as Tulsi in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is over (or on a break, as is the buzz), Smriti Z Iraani is travelling to Sri Lanka next month to meet her fans.

As a part of a project undertaken by local TV channel Sirasa TV (which airs the Sinhalese version of Kyunki) Smriti will participate in a humanitarian effort to donate homes to needy locals.

Smriti will be travelling to Colombo and Kandy and is excited about her visit.

"I will be there on July 28 and am looking forward to interacting with Sri Lankan fans.

I will be there as a part of Sirasa TV's anniversary celebrations."

Talking business

Apart from the good work and meeting with fans, Smriti will also be doing business. "I didn't know Kyunki was so popular in Sri Lanka.

Now, I plan to expand my business and get into serious talks with Sirasa TV for producing television content for them," she says.

Representing Smriti in the business deal will be Nimzia Najeeb, who recently won the Best Entrepreneur award in Sri Lanka.

"Nimzia is a really talented woman and I'm thrilled to have her with me. We will be discussing options for producing fiction and non-fiction shows for the channel," she adds.

Post her exit from Kyunki, Smriti has been flooded with calls and messages from all over the world. "Fans are angry, depressed, worried and there have been all sorts of reactions.

However, I need them to know that I haven't taken a break from work. I'm still shooting for my other two shows, Thodi Si Zameen and Virrudh," she says.

Adding that it's Ekta's decision to decide when she should return to Kyunki, Smriti says, "I worked on Kyunki for seven years without a break, so why would I want to disappoint my fans by leaving abruptly?

I'm not the creative head of the show. It was not my decision. Ekta is the only one who will decide when I will be needed back on the show."