Tulsi was portrayed very well by Smriti all these days. She was a very strong actress who has proved the same in the very first year Kyunki was launched. Her expressions are too good that she even akes care of her minute reactions and expressions. It is a fact that Ekta has given a chance for Smriti to grow up in the industry making her the favourite bahu in Indian television. But the facts that Smriti was always willing for the various changes in Kyunki should not be forgotten. Ekta has very badly misutilized Smriti's skills by giving lot of silly turns and rounds in the serials which was still managed by Smriti with her fabulous acting. Remember that she was ready to put white hair and so on after the second leap without any issues. Amar Upadhyay who was acting as Mihir refused to continue after the first leap only because of the fact that he was not ready to act as an old man. Smriti was willing at that time without any problem and she proved herself in the second leap as well. A third leap making the character a 60 year aged woman was too much but still Smriti was ready for that. How can anyone forget the various scenes in Kyunki where the actress has put her extraordinary talent and reality while acting. Just remember the scenes where Tulsi sees Mihir back from death, remember the scene how Tulsi reacts when she realizes that Gautam is her own son when he is in Jail, thin about the scene where she reacts to Mihir after she realizes his relation with Mandira and the fantastic scene where she tells that Mandira is alive to her saas, killing her son Ansh...Oh Lots and lots more...Not enough space here to narrate all the ones...may be the replacement gautami is a good actress, may be a dedicated actress, may be more like Tulsi in her original character...But no way she is going to replace Smriti, the most flexible actress of indian television industry...Agree that it was the character Tulsi who is liked but Tulsi has no existence without Smriti and neither Kyunki. People still watch it in the hopes that Smriti is going to come back one day but if she doesnt come back, after some months, the TRPs are going to be down for sure as all the viewers are not going to be fooled every time in such hopes...Anyways still there may be viewers for the serial who has taken the stroy close to their heart as Smriti has gievn that much likeness and reality towards the character Tulsi. Still after some more time, there will be a saturation where only those who want to pass their time at the time slot will watch Kyunki...beware start plus and ekta, you can start praying that let there be no good serial at the same time slot of Kyunki in any other channel for the TRPs not to come down...Claps to Smriti Irani for her performance done in Kyunki and she has a long way still to come up with her excellent acting in Thodi si Zameen, Viruddh and the other upcomimg ones...