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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 (transl. Because Even a Mother-in-Law Was a Daughter-in-Law Once 2) is an Indian Hindi-language television series premiered on 29 July 2025 on StarPlus and streams digitally on JioHotstar.[1][2] It is a sequel and reboot of the Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.[3] Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay returned to portray the leads, Tulsi and Mihir Virani.[4][5]

Created byEkta Kapoor
Written by
Directed by
  • Muzammil Desai
  • Khwaja Mughal
Creative directorSiddharth Vankar
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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Created byEkta Kapoor
Written by
Directed by
  • Muzammil Desai
  • Khwaja Mughal
Creative directorSiddharth Vankar
StarringSee below
Opening themeKyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi by Priya Bhattacharya
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of episodes407
Production
ProducersEkta Kapoor
Shobha Kapoor
Editors
  • Vikas Sharma
  • Vishal Sharma
  • Sandeep N. Bhatt
Running time22–30 minutes
Production companyBalaji Telefilms
Original release
NetworkStar Plus
Release29 July 2025 (2025-07-29) –
present
Related
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
Kyunki Rishton Ke Bhi Roop Badalte Hain
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Following a positive response to the reboot version, a separate storyline featuring Angad and Vrinda, initially as an extension of Kyunki Saas... , was launched and subsequently developed into a standalone spin-off titled Kyunki Rishton Ke Bhi Roop Badalte Hain.[6][7]

Plot

The plot connects with the predecessor. See Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.

Twenty-five years later, Tulsi remembers Amba and Savita with fondness as Mihir gifts her a luxury car on their 38th anniversary. Mihir and Tulsi's children Gautam, Shobha and Karan have all shifted abroad. Karan, Nandini and Shobha visit for the anniversary party. Tulsi had adopted and raised her late cousin Kesar and her husband Anupam's children—Angad, Paridhi, and Hrithik. Mihir's aunt Daksha still loves gossiping about films. Mihir's other aunt, Gayatri, berates Tulsi and questions her son Hemant's place in the family. Later, Mihir and Tulsi celebrate their anniversary, where Mihir openly expresses his immense love for her.

Trouble begins when Paridhi confesses about her love-interest Ranvijay, who lives in a chawl and Mihir initially disapproves of him. While Angad is also arrested on charges of hit and run. Here enters Vrinda Gokhale, a girl from humble background who witnessed the actual accused Viren Mehta, a man who also beats his wife Sandhya Parekh. Vrinda helps Angad to prove his innocence by revealing about her brother Nitin being pressured to falsely accuse Angad which helps her land a job in wing managed by Angad. Soon Noina Sarabhai, an NRI businesswoman and Mihir's college friend enters and through her Paridhi marries Ajay Parekh, brother of Sandhya, when Ranvijay ditches her after the shares of Mihir's company dropped and the Parekh family has Viren arrested for troubling Angad and assaulting Sandhya.

Unbeknownst to everyone, Noina always loved Mihir one-sided which Paridhi learns of and plots to separate her parents by fueling to Noina's hidden feelings. Meanwhile, Ranvijay reconnects with Paridhi and to be with him she falsely accuses Ajay and his family in domestic violence case leading to their arrests. But Tulsi learns of it and testifies in their support just like she killed her son Ansh to protect Nandini. Noina's niece Mitali develops a crush on Angad and fixes her alliance with him while Vrinda's marriage is fixed to Ranvijay's abusive friend Suhas. Angad and Vrinda's friendship blossoms into love while Suhas and Mitali plot against them. Vrinda finally breaks the alliance when Suhas tries to molest her and Angad does so when he discovers Mitali's plot about fooling her friends by pretending that she is possessed to escape her gambling loan. However, Mitali tries to blackmail him into marriage, leading him and Vrinda to elope and be banished from Shantiniketan.

Noina becomes obsessed and plots against Mihir and in one such plot, she feigns suicide after Angad's marriage and a drunk Mihir saves her and spends night with her. While the family maid Manjuri Sinha aka Munni falls for Hrithik and starts chatting with him as "Munmun". After the truth reveal, Tulsi sends her to a hostel sponsoring her further education. A guilt-ridden Mihir transfers his property to Tulsi's name while his brother Kiran repeatedly encourages him for a divorce. Tulsi and Mihir's attempt to stop Paridhi and Ranvijay's marriage fails when Tulsi learns about Noina and Mihir and leaves home leaving behind the whole property and a letter ensuring the family about her safety and shifts to ancestral home of Amba in Anjar, which she transferred on her name before dying and vows to start off her life again from there.

Six years later, Tulsi has established her handloom textile start-up Bandhej Cooperative Business in Amba's ancestral home with several poor girls and leads it with Vaishnavi, a girl working there as designer while Noina has taken control of Shanti Niketan and made life of Gayatri, Daksha, Maharaj, the family cook and other members of family miserable which made Gayatri repent. Mihir yearns for Tulsi but does not allow Noina to cross her boundaries outside professional meetings and taunts her for her plotting against Tulsi and family. Paridhi repents her earlier behaviour with Tulsi as Ranvijay actually beats her and is careless for their daughter Garima too while Ritik is also in a loveless marriage with Mitali and has a daughter, Timsi, whom she ignores. While quarrels have become a routine in Shantiniketan. Angad and Vrinda happily inhabit a chawl with their children, Akshay and Madhavi. Meanwhile, Manjuri has now the become District Collector of Mumbai. Mihir along with Noina, Ritik, Mitali and Parth visit to Anjar for handicraft designs for their business where Noina spots Tulsi but prevents Mihir from meeting her.

Tulsi and her team is invited to Mumbai for an exhibition-cum-competition. With much reluctance, Tulsi agrees for her team not knowing that Viranis are also participating in the same exhibition. Tulsi meets Angad and Vrinda who take her to their home. Soon, Karan's son Parth locks horns with Vaishnavi while Sahil's son Dev, who is spoilt by Noina, develops a crush for her.

Tulsi and Mihir finally meet after six years but hiding his true feelings, Mihir fakes love for Noina so that Tulsi can move on and win the competition. Ritik fails to get permission from Manjuri for their new factory and blames Tulsi for his failure. He slits his wrist but Tulsi saves him. Gayatri and Shobha meet Tulsi at hospital where Gayatri apologizes for her past behaviour. Angad visits Ritik after his suicide attempt but both get into a heated argument as Ritik calls Angad a gold digger who is jealous of his brother and holds Vrinda responsible for breaking their family.

Tulsi discovers that the Viranis are in big financial crisis and even Shanti Niketan is mortgaged to her grandfather-in-law Govardhan's friend and businessman Prataprai Dhangiri of Surat. She even discovers Ranvijay's plot of taking over Virani Industries. Ranvijay tries to manipulate Angad for transferring shares of Virani Industries in his name. Prataprai calls Mihir and orders him to attend his great-grandson's wedding with Tulsi and entire Virani family. Gayatri requests Tulsi to accompany them for the wedding as Prataprai is very conservative man who will not accept Tulsi and Mihir getting separated. He holds Tulsi in very high esteem and only she can convince him to give them some time to repay the loan. Tulsi agrees to visit Surat and fake her relationship with Mihir to be normal for the sake of her kids and Shanti Niketan. On the way to Surat, insecure Noina taunts Tulsi for her relationship with Mihir but Tulsi is unaffected. Mihir and Tulsi get some time alone but Tulsi avoids talking with him.The twist of events led Tulsi to know about the truth of Ranvijay about whom she warned Pari before. All of it ends up with Dev marrying Prataprai's granddaughter Saloni. Here Pari meets Ajay and repents for her behaviour and shows her insecurity towards the safety of her daughter Garima. Various acquaintance led Ajay to confess his feelings to Pari, who refuses feeling embarrassed about her past behaviour.

Cast

Main

  • Smriti Irani as Tulsi Virani: Matriarch of the Virani's; Virani's Priest's daughter (2025–present)
  • Amar Upadhyay as Mihir Virani: Patriarch of the Virani's; Savita & Mansukh's elder son (2025–2026)

Recurring

  • Achint Kaur as Dr. Mandira Kapadia: Anupam's sister; Mihir's obsessive one-sided lover; Karan's mother (2026–present)
  • Aman Verma as Anupam Kapadia: Mandira's brother (2026–present)
  • Sumeet Sachdev as Advocate Gautam "Gomzi" Virani: Tulsi and Mihir's elder son (2026–present)
  • Ravee Gupta as Damini Khanna Virani: Gautam's third wife (2026–present)
  • Daksh Sharma as Nakul Virani: Gautam and Damini's younger son; Vaishnavi’s second husband (2026–present)
  • Swati Sharma as Vaishnavi Virani: Tulsi's trusted aide in her business; Parth's widow; Nakul's wife(2025–present)
  • Ritu Chaudhary as Shobha Virani Choudhary: Tulsi and Mihir's daughter; Vishal's widow; Abhishek's wife (2025–present)
  • Jaya Bhattacharya as Payal Mehra: Mihir and Hemant's ex-fiance (2026) (analepsis appearance)
  • Akashdeep Saigal as:
    • Riyansh "Rio" Virani: Ansh and Niyati's illegitimate son (2026)
    • Ansh Gujral: Tulsi and Mihir's younger son (2026) (analepsis appearance)
  • Parakh Madan as Niyati Oberoi: Ansh's ex-girlfriend, Rio’s mother (2026–present)
  • Hiten Tejwani as Karan Virani: Mandira and Mihir's son; Tanya's ex-husband; Nandini's second husband (2025–present)
  • Gauri Pradhan as Nandini Thakkar Virani: Ansh’s widow; Karan's wife; Parth, Raunak and Samaira’s mother (2025–present)
  • Sohil Singh Jhuti as Parth Virani: Karan and Nandini's elder son; Vaishnavi's first husband; Tripti's partner in crime (2025–2026)
  • Aanchal Soni[8] as Samaira Virani: Karan and Nandini's daughter; Parth and Raunak’s sister; Siddharth's fiance (2026–present)
    • Jia Narigara as teenage Samaira Virani (2025–2026)
  • Azhar J Malik[9] / Abrar Ali as Raunak Virani: Karan and Nandini's younger son; Parth and Samaira’s brother (2026) (2026–present)
    • Samar Birje as child Raunak Virani (2025)
  • Jiten Lalwani as Kiran Virani: Savita and Mansukh's younger son; Mihir's brother (2025)
  • Ketaki Dave as Daksha Virani: Himmat's wife; Chirag's mother (2025)
  • Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Gayatri Virani: Jamnadas's widow, Hemant’s mother (2025–present)
  • Shakti Anand as Advocate Hemant Virani: Jamnadas and Gayatri's son; Pooja's husband (2025–2026)
  • Prachi Kowli as Pooja Singhania Virani: Rajeev's widow; Hemant's wife (2025; 2026)
  • Sandeep Baswana as Sahil Virani: Hemant and Pooja's elder son (2025; 2026–present)
  • Navein Prakaashh as Dev Virani: Sahil and Ganga's son (2025–2026)[10]
  • Shriya Tiwari as Saloni Dhangiri Virani: Parul and Gaurav's daughter (2026)
  • Unknown as Devika "Diya" Virani: Sahil and Ganga's daughter (2025; 2026)
  • Unknown as Maharaj: Virani's cook & helper; Tulsi's well wisher (2025–present)
  • Rohit Suchanti as Angad Virani: Anupam and Kesar's elder son, Vrinda’s husband (2025–2026)
  • Tanisha Mehta as Vrinda Gokhale Virani: Malti and Parameshwar's daughter, Angad’s wife(2025–2026)
  • Ansh Saini as Akshay Virani: Angad and Vrinda's son (2025–2026)
  • Swara Kadam as Madhavi Virani: Angad and Vrinda's daughter (2025–2026)
  • Aman Gandhi as Hrithik Virani: Anupam and Kesar's younger son (2025–2026)
  • Aditi Sanwal as Mitali "Mits" Sarabhai: Suchitra's daughter (2025–2026)
  • Prachi Singh as DM Manjuri "Munni" Sinha Virani: Virani's ex-maid turned DM; Hrithik's second wife; Timsy's stepmother (2025–2026)
  • Saavi Jain as Timsy Virani: Hrithik and Mitali's daughter; Munni's stepdaughter (2025–2026)
  • Shagun Sharma as Paridhi "Pari" Virani Parekh: Anupam and Kesar's daughter; Ajay's wife; Sunny's stepmother; Garima's mother (2025–2026)
    • Adhira Chavan as child Paridhi (2025)
  • Nirvaan Anand as Ajay Parekh: Indira and Naveen's son; Paridhi's husband; Sunny's father; Garima's stepfather (2025; 2026)
  • Summit Jaiswal / Tanish Mahendru as Ranvijay "Ran" Singh[11]: Paridhi's second ex–husband; Garima's father (2025) / (2025–2026)
  • Drashti Bhanushali as Garima "Garu" Parekh: Paridhi and Ranvijay's daughter; Ajay's stepdaughter; Sunny's half sister (2026–present)
    • Kanak Arora as child Garima (2025–2026)
  • Abhiman as Sunny Parekh: Ajay's son; Paridhi's stepson; Garima's half brother (2026)
  • Unknown as Dida Bhai: Subhash's sister; Siddharth's aunt (2026–present)
  • Aashish Kaul as Subhash Dasgupta: Aparna's widower; Tripti's third husband; Siddharth's father; Karan's close friend (2026–present)
  • Suvarna Jha as Tripti Dasgupta: Sahil's second ex–wife; Subhash's second wife; Siddharth's stepmother (2026–present)
  • Harshit Joshi as Siddharth "Sid" Dasgupta: Aparna and Subhash's son; Tripti's stepson; Samaira's fiance (2026–present)
  • Barkha Bisht[12][13] as Noina Sarabhai: Mihir's college friend, former one sided lover and business partner; Suchitra's sister; Mitali's aunt (2025–2026)
  • Lucky Mehta as Suchitra "Suchu" Sarabhai: Noina's sister; Mitali's mother (2025–2026)[14]
  • Sanjivani Sathe as Indira Parekh: Naveen's wife; Sandhya, Ajay and Priya's mother (2025; 2026)
  • Hemang Palan as Naveen Parekh: Indira's husband; Sandhya, Ajay and Priya's father (2025; 2026)
  • Shrashti Maheshwari as Sandhya Parekh: Indira and Naveen's elder daughter; Viren's ex-wife (2025; 2026)
  • Ami Joshi as Priya Parekh: Indira and Naveen's younger daughter; Sandhya and Ajay's younger sister (2025; 2026)
  • Bharati Achrekar as Malti Gokhale: Parmeshwar's widow; Nitin and Vrinda's mother (2025–2026)
  • Kunj Anand as Nitin Gokhale: Parmeshwar and Malti's son; Supriya's husband (2025)
  • Bhavna Rokade as Supriya Gokhale: Nitin's wife; Gopu's mother (2025–2026)
  • Saarth Kumar as Gopu Gokhale: Nitin and Supriya's son (2025)
  • Sandeep Patil as Suhas: Ranvijay's friend; Vrinda's ex–fiancé (2025–2026)
  • Pradeep Solanki as Vallabh Bhai: Mihir's personal assistant (2025–2026)
  • Imran Hasnee as Raman: Noina's stalker; Naren's business partner (2025)
  • Ashna Kishore as Shalini: Ranvijay's ex–wife (2025)
  • Medha Muskan as Ginni: Maid of the Viranis (2025)
  • Ankit Bhatia[15][16] as Viren Mehta: Sandhya's ex–husband (2025)
  • Vishal Nayak as Vikram: Mihir's friend and colleague[17] (2025)
  • Preeti Mishra as Aarti: Employee at Bandhej Co-operative Business (2025–2026)
  • Alfiya Khan as Vandana: Employee at Bandhej Co-operative Business (2025–2026)
  • Richa Pandey as Kruti: Employee at Bandhej Co-operative Business (2025–2026)
  • Unknown as Pratap Rai Dhangiri: Kanta's brother; Gaurav's father (2026)
  • Sandhya Shungloo as Kanta: Pratap Rai's sister (2026)
  • Pravesh Mishra as Gaurav Dhangiri: Pratap Rai's son; Parul's husband (2026)
  • Reeta Prajapati as Parul Dhangiri: Gaurav's wife; Jatin and Saloni's mother (2026)
  • Ranveer Verma as Jatin Dhangiri: Parul and Gaurav's son; Antara's husband (2026)
  • Laxmi Kushwaha as Antara Dhangiri: Jatin's wife (2026)
  • Nikhil Sharma as Advocate Aryan Bhatnagar: Paridhi's childhood friend and ex-fiance (2026)
  • Pankti Patel as Khushbu: Munni's cousin; Riyansh's partner in crime (2026)
  • Akshay Khurana[18] as Krish: Garima's boyfriend (2026)

Guest appearance

Production

Development

Ekta Kapoor, the producer of the show, plans to infuse the story with a modern sensibility to resonate with the younger audience.[20][21] The first promo featuring Smriti Irani was released by Star Plus on 7 July 2025. She made it clear that season two would not chase TRPs but aim to impact, entertain, probe thoughts, and inspire while raising important questions, sparking conversations, and standing out in a time dominated by visual gimmicks.[22]

Sumanta Bose, Head of Cluster, Entertainment, JioStar said, "It's a show which is just not only about entertainment. It was a character who fought patriarchy, who taught how to do right parenting. So, it was so ahead of its time and the new storyline that we have embarked on creating, it's going to reshape the way India looks at content."[23]

In December 2025, the show introduced a six-year time leap, depicting Tulsi and Mihir living separately after the revelation of Mihir and Noina's extramarital affair.[24][25]

Since 20 March 2026, a separate storyline featuring Angad and Vrinda, operating under changed identities to investigate the conspiracies in the Jamshedpur plant, has been introduced and telecast in the latter half of the episodes.[26] There were several speculations regarding whether it was an extension or a spin-off.[27][28] The show was eventually developed as a spin-off.[6] It was also rumoured that the show would eventually replace Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, as it was launched as a limited series.[29] However, the channel debunked these rumours by issuing an official statement clarifying that the claims were false and that the series was not ending anytime soon.[30][31]

In July 2026, the show announced a 10-year time skip. A promo was released showcasing Tulsi being released from jail after serving her sentence for apparently killing Parth. The promo shows the house divided between Karan and Gautam, with a partition line drawn between the two sections. When Tulsi expects a warm welcome, she is instead denied entry into the house.[32][33]

Casting

Smriti Irani and Amar Upadhyay returned to reprise their roles as Tulsi Virani and Mihir Virani.[34] Barkha Bisht was roped in to play this season's negative lead, Noina Sarabhai.[35][36][37] Hiten Tejwani and Gauri Pradhan also returned to portray Karan Virani and Nandini Virani.[38] Other returnees are Shakti Anand as Hemant Virani, Ritu Chaudhary as Shobha Virani, Ketki Dave as Daksha Virani and Kamalika Guha Thakurta as Gayatri Virani.[39] Shagun Sharma, Rohit Suchanti and Aman Gandhi were introduced as the new generation characters.[40] Tanisha Mehta was cast as Vrinda Gokhale.[41]

In October 2025, it was confirmed that Sakshi Tanwar and Kiran Karmarkar would reprise their iconic roles as Parvati Agarwal and Om Agarwal from Kahaani Ghar Ghar Kii to celebrate the show's 25th anniversary in a special crossover with Kyunki...[42][43] The crossover aimed to finally resolve the long-standing season one cliffhanger, revealing Baa's last wish – for her property to go to Tulsi through Parth.[44][45]

In October 2025, Bill Gates also made his Indian television debut on Kyunki... to promote the Gates Foundation and raise awareness about child and maternal health,[46] in connection with a baby shower ceremony of Tulsi's servant's daughter in the show.[47]

In January 2026, Sumeet Sachdev returned to play Advocate Gautam Virani, the elder son of Mihir and Tulsi.[48][49] In February 2026, Ravee Gupta returned to play Damini Gautam Virani, replacing Riva Bubber for the second time in the show. Daksh Sharma was cast in play Nakul Virani, Gautam and Damini's younger son, replacing Naman Shaw.[50][51]

In April 2026, Akashdeep Saigal returned to play Riyansh Virani, the illegitimate son of Ansh Gujral.[52] Netizens mocked Saigal's entry as Tulsi Virani's grandson, criticizing the unrealistic age dynamic as the actor appeared older than his on-screen grandmother and too mature for the role of a young man he was portraying on screen, his on screen mother Niyati was too criticised for playing a mother too a person older than her by the netizens.[53][54]

In the same month, Parakh Madan was cast in to play Niyati Oberoi, Ansh Gujral's ex-girlfriend before marrying Shraddha and Nandini in its first season, her character will shown living with Karan and Riyansh as a family, Niyati's character will be complex and intriguing as she will be going through a memory lapse due to her troubled and traumatic past past, she also bought up Ansh first child Riyansh and Virani's eldest grandson unknown to them.[55][56]

In July 2026, Shagun Sharma, who portrayed Pari Virani in the series, took a temporary break to participate in the reality television show Khatron Ke Khiladi 15.[57] To accommodate her absence, the makers wrapped up Pari's storyline by depicting her marrying Ajay Parekh and moving abroad.[58] Following the completion of her stint on Khatron Ke Khiladi 15, Sharma confirmed that she would not be returning to Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2, officially marking her departure from the series.[59] Nirvaan Anand who portrayed Ajay Parekh, Paridhi's husband also left the show, commenting on her farewell post on Instagram " “And then Pari and Ajay lived happily ever after!”.[60]

In July 2026, Sandeep Baswana returned for the third time in the show to reprise his role as Sahil Virani.[61] Suvarna Jha also returned to the show marking her return after a long break of 18 year's from the TV Industry to portray Tripti Virani.[62][63] It also marks the much-awaited reunion between Tripti and Tulsi, a dynamic that was one of the defining aspects of the original series. Their face-off is expected to play a significant role in the episodes ahead as old rivalries resurface in a new chapter.[64][65]

In the same month, Azhar J Malik who played the role of Karan and Nandini's younger son Raunak Virani quit the show within a month of joining, due to his prior commitments of another project with Dharma Productions.[66] Abrar Ali replaced Malik and stepped into the role of Raunak Virani.[67] Amar Upadhyay was also said to be rejoining the show to portray Mihir Virani after a short break of nearly 3 months.[68][69]

In August 2026, it was said that Achint Kaur and Aman Verma would return to reprise their roles as Mandira Gujral and Anupam Kapadia, respectively.[70][71][72][73][74]

Reception

Ratings

The show recorded over 1.659 billion minutes of watch time across television and streaming platforms.[75] The show received 31.1 million television viewers in just four days. Out of which 15.4 million viewers had tuned in for the premiere episode alone, according to a press release by the channel.[76] The channel added, "The reboot season also witnessed 17,300 mentions across social media platforms."[77]

The latest count makes Smriti Irani led Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 the highest-rated fiction launch across general entertainment channels in recent times and the biggest-ever GEC fiction debut across both television and digital in India, the release added.[78] According to BARC, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 recorded a 2.5 TVR on its launch day in the HSM Urban market (MF15–50 ABC demographic).[79]

Critical response

India Today noted that the first episode serves as "a nostalgic trip down memory lane, bringing back iconic characters and moments without much new development."[80]

Some critics argued that the reboot relied too heavily on nostalgia rather than offering fresh storylines. India Today observed that while it successfully revived iconic characters, the premiere "brought little new development beyond sentimentality."[81] Mid-Day similarly noted that the show leaned on "sanskaar and kalesh" tropes without significant innovation, framing it as a sentimental but formulaic return.[82] NDTV highlighted that while Smriti Irani's performance brought gravitas, the show risked "rehashing themes already explored two decades ago" instead of adapting to contemporary family dynamics.[83]

Awards and nominations

ITA Awards

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YearCategoryNomineeRoleResultRef.
2025 ITA Award for Best Actress in a Negative Role Shagun Sharma Paridhi Virani Singh Won [84]
ITA Award for Best Actress Drama Popular Smriti Irani Tulsi Virani Nominated
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