Smriti Irani said that even though the show came many years ago, people still remember and like it. The character of this serial and Tulsi has made a special place in the hearts of millions of Indians. Talking about the show, he said, ‘When I first started playing the role of Tulsi, I never thought that his story would go so far. This story reached the hearts of millions of Indians, not only people’s homes. Tulsi was not just a character. She became a daughter, a mother and a friend for the people. Many people saw a glimpse of their strength, sacrifice and faith in it.
The actress said that around the year 2000, when there were no things like social media or hashtags, still ‘because mother-in-law was also daughter-in-law’, it became so famous that she was not just a trend, but became a tradition of people’s homes. He further said, ‘The show broke all the records of success, not just numbers, but with the feelings of the people. All the family members left all their work and sat together and watch the show. There was a debate in the houses in the name of Tulsi, there was laughter, tears used to flow. Even when I left TV, Tulsi remained alive in the hearts of the people. People kept calling me not me with my real name ‘Smriti’, but as ‘Tulsi’, because Tulsi became a part of people’s memories, habits and homes, not just on TV. Such an identity is not found from any script, it is the love of the people, which has to be accepted with folded hands and heartbreaking.
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The show is an invitation to live old memories
Smriti Irani further said, ‘Now after years, life has come again at the same point. But this return is not to repeat the past, but to wake up the feeling which was never completely over. Now Tulsi is not returning just as a character, but is coming back as a feeling, a memory and an association, which has come to the test of time. In today’s time, where stories begin quickly but people forget their meaning quickly, the return of this show is an invitation, to stop a little, to live old memories and to feel something again.