Smriti Irani The Politician Says, “Nothing Can Make Me Nervous”

MUMBAI (IANS)- Actress and politician Smriti Irani, set to return to her iconic role as Tulsi Virani in the reboot of ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, expresses strong confidence about her re-entry into television.

Irani asserted that being a politician means nothing can scare or unnerve her.

Recounting her journey, she told NDTV, “I think that for a 49-year-old to have had a 25-year run, not only in media but also in politics, that has been a blessed run. In our country’s history, nobody has managed, with God’s blessing, to be successful in both these competitive fields, especially if you are a woman. To be at the top of your game continuously for 25 years in media and politics is no mean feat, but that is also somewhere destiny and luck has had a role to play.”

The show is scheduled to air three weeks from now. When asked if she felt any jitters given the challenging task of mounting such a colossal production in a short timeframe, she firmly stated, “I am a politician; nothing that you throw at me will make me nervous, ever.”

Regarding the impact she has created through her television work, she explained, “I don’t think that people, who have possibly witnessed me from afar, understand that I am not being self-effacing about the whole situation.”

She continued, “I am mindful of the fact that I became a part of families, I became a part of individual lives. You have a memory of me from your childhood, which in itself is a great responsibility. To oscillate between the real and the reel world and still maintain that individual entity—because you are a part of larger organizations like, say, the BJP and the television network or a series, you are just one part of a larger ecosystem in that crowd—to still maintain your individual identity, to still create that individual impact, I think you want to ensure that you are still relatable to people.”