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Actor and minister Smriti Irani went back in time to recall the shoot for her first scenes from hit TV show Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi as the show completed 20 years. She made a special mention of producer Ekta Kapoor’s confidence in her.

Smriti spoke how nervous she was and wrote as she shared a video: “20 years ago this was possibly one of my first scenes with Sudha Aunty. I raced through my lines, nervous as hell coz @ektarkapoor was called to the shooting floor by the director who told her the project was a sure shot flop since the girl cast as Tulsi did not have the talent to see it through.”

She recalled the moment when she told Ekta that she would play the character as she thought fit and wrote: “Upon enquiring why I was not unleashing my full potential as an actor I told her ‘can I play the character as I deem fit instead of being told how to emote?’ I promised her I’d take help of every colleague possible if I felt I can’t measure up alone. EK said done and the rest was TV history.”