Saturday,
November
24,
2007
It
has
been
a
while
since
Smriti
Irani
left
'Kyunkii
Saas
Bhi
Kabhi
Bahu
Thi'.
There
were
rumours
about
a
fallout
with
Ekta
Kapoor,
too.
In
the
meantime,
Smriti
has
played
roles
that
are
as
different
from
Tulsi
Virani
as
possible,
although
she
has
not
really
been
accepted
as
anything
other
than
Tulsi.
Now
the
household
name
will
be
seen
on
9X
in
'Mere
Apne',
as
Sharda
Pandey.
And
viewers
have
a
lot
of
expectations
from
this
character,
more
so
because
it
is
closer
to
Tulsi
than
Smriti's
recent
roles.
Also,
it
is
possible
that
she
will
imbibe
some
of
the
characteristics
that
Tulsi
was
known
for.
Smriti,
however,
denies
this,
saying,
"I
always
look
forward.
It
is
not
in
me
to
look
at
the
past." The
actor
adds
that
she
has
given
seven
years
of
her
life
to
the
character
of
Tulsi,
and
she
is
done
with
it.
The
character
of
Sharda
is
that
of
a
woman
of
strong
nerves
outside,
but
made
of
wax
otherwise.
She
may
not
look
into
her
past
too
deeply,
but
the
fact
remains
that
Balaji
has
not
been
able
to
forget
its
original
Tulsi.
The
Balaji
team
is
willing
to
welcome
her
back
into
the
fold,
with
open
arms.
To
prove
this,
Ekta
Kapoor
made
sure
that
she
was
amiable
with
Smriti
at
the
recent
Telly
Awards.
Smriti
has
a
different
version
to
put
across.
She
says,
"I
never
left
Balaji.
If
they
are
willing
to
invite
me
gracefully,
I
will
go
back."
Smart
words
from
the
epitome
of
a
perfect
bahu.