Ekta Kapoor created a revolution in television with her serial, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. While it had several leaps and a storyline which was hard to believe, still, it was the ultimate source of entertainment for housewives, working women, dadis and nanis, who all related to ‘Tulsi Virani’ played by Smriti Irani’s lifelong struggles. It was the longest-run series that got the highest TRPs for eight years. After buzz was rife that Ekta Kapoor was going to make a second season with the same leads. Now, the producer has finally confirmed it.
Ekta Kapoor confirms bringing back Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
According to a report by the Hindustan Times, it revealed that Ekta kaoor has officially confirmed the return of her cult show, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She not only confirmed the buzz about the show’s return but also revealed that the second season would be 150 episodes long. Sharing the reason behind it, Ekta revealed that when the original TV show ended, it was 150 episodes short to reach the 2000-episode mark. She was quoted as saying:
“The love we have for this program brought everyone related to it back together to complete just those 150 episodes to reach that 2000 episode. This show deserves that.”
Ekta Kapoor confirmed Smriti Irani’s comeback as ‘Tulsi Virani’ in the reboot
Not only this, Ekta Kapoor further revealed that the reboot will have a politician in it, hinting at Smriti Irani’s comeback as ‘Tulsi Virani’ in the show. Talking about her favourite actress-turned-politician, Ekta said:
“We are bringing politics into entertainment, or better, a politician into entertainment.”
Earlier, reports claimed that the reboot series would feature the original cast including Amar Upadhayay as ‘Mihir Virani’ and Smriti Irani as ‘Tulsi Virani’. However, Ekta didn’t confirm who would be playing the role of ‘Mihir’. But some are saying that Hiten Tejwani, Amar Upadhayay, and Ronit Roy are in talks about the same.
When Smriti Irani revealed that she was cast in Kyunki Saas Bhi.. on the insistence of an astrologer
Earlier, in an interview with Curly Tales, Smriti Irani talked about how she got the role of ‘Tulsi’ in the serial, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. She shared an interesting anecdote and stated that an astrologer was sitting in Ekta’s office, who asked the producer to stop the woman who came to her. He claimed that Smriti would become the biggest star. Talking about it, Smriti said:
“That didn’t happen because of persona or personality or anything else. Astrologer baitha tha ek Ektaa Kapoor ke office mein toh panditji ne kaha yeh joh ladki abhi ghum rahi hai wahan pe, isko rokiye, yeh kaun hai. The astrologer’s name was Janardhan, and he said I would become a big star, I had gone there to sign a contract where I was going to play the role of someone’s sister. I didn’t know Ektaa was sitting behind a curtain with the pandit.”
However, Ekta Kapoor denied the story entirely. Taking to her Instagram stories, Ekta called Smriti’s story false. She clarified that Monisha took her audition and they all saw it and selected her in one go. She wrote:
“NOT TRUE!!!! MONISHA. GOT UR. AUDITION. WE SAW. CHOSE IN ONE SECOND!!!”
What do you think about the reboot of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi with original star cast?
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