Smriti Irani has now become a talk of the town after her comment on seeing Anupamaa show as a competition to Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2. Ekta Kapoor’s show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi is an iconic 2000 show that returned after 25 years with the reboot. The Star Plus show Anupamaa has been giving tough competition to Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, securing the top spot for consecutive weeks. However, during an interview, Smriti denied Anupamaa as a competition to Kyunki 2, highlighting that the show needs to achieve similar longevity and political Journey.
Anupamaa actors broke the silence on this matter, with many expressing their disappointment with Smriti Irani.
Alpana Buch, who plays the role of Leela, said, “Honorable Smriti ji, this was not expected from you.”
Zalak Desai, who plays Khyati Patel Kothari, mentioned about lead actress Rupali Ganguly’s contribution in the entertainment world and said, “Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai was a great show, did come back, and is still remembered. Nobody has started out NOW! Truly, there is no comparison here! The numbers speak for themselves.”
Krutika Desai, who plays Rupali Ganguly’s on-screen daughter Pakhi, said, The Show & @rupaliganguly ji hasn’t just started something! If u have been in Industry then you must know that Rupali ji has been into the entertainment industry longer years then you @smritiiraniofficial & the question was of two shows competing with each other and not about the your political career. Let’s have a healthy competition & uplift the show without demeaning the Artist who is the face of the show. Smriti mam you have been an idol to everyone but that doesn’t mean someone else can’t.!! One should accept the fact gracefully. Cheers to my on screen mom @rupaliganguly ANUPAMAA #ThuThuThu.”
Milloni Kapadia said, “Breaks my heart to see our love not getting reciprocated #teamanupamaa.”
Jaspreet Kaur, who plays Rupali Ganguly’s friend in the show reacted, “Is this a midway conversation or I heard the question wrongly. Why are you anyway asking about two different shows of different Era on the same Channel… One was the most Famous show 25 years ago with few more shows and one is the Current show since 5 years… Yes, there is no Comparison yet getting Compared… hhhhhmmmm.”
On the other hand, the lead actress, Rupali Ganguly, who plays the role of Anupama, has yet to react to Smriti Irani’s comment on her show Anupamaa.
In a recent interview, when asked about Anupamaa being Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2’s competition, Smriti said, “When somebody reaches number 30 in terms of TRPs, then you can be our competition, right? We were there 25 years ago. If you have the capacity to be remembered for 25 years, then we’ll talk about competition.”
Further, Smriti mentioned, “If you’ve been a three-time MP, a cabinet minister for a decade, a BJP person for 25 years, if you want to compete, you have to be fair to everybody in the so-called competitive sphere. Do you measure up on all these standards? Then compete.”
She highlights that, “You can’t have somebody who’s just started something and say, ‘Compete with Smriti Irani.’ The competition, or even referring to such a competition, is unfair because you’ll never get to 30. And you’ll never be consistently number one for eight years, which we were. The fact that we’ve had competitive mediums and yet managed to come back after 25 years is remarkable.”
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