As Tulsi Virani in Balaji's popular television series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, she became one of the country's most sought after bahus.

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As Tulsi Virani in Balaji's popular television series Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, she became one of the country's most sought after bahus. (BCCL/Kirti Surve)

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However, sometime in 2007, there was a major fallout between Smriti Iraani and Ekta Kapoor, after which, Smriti ceased to be a part of the show. (BCCL/Nilesh Wairkar)

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Her character was replaced by another television actress Gautami Gadgil and somehow, the protege and her mentor never teamed up again, until now. (BCCL/Pradeep Paliwal)

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This newspaper has learnt that Smriti will be, once again working with Ekta after a very long gap. The actress will be seen in the first episode of the Daayan series based on Ekta's upcoming film Ek Thi Daayan starring Emraan Hashmi and Konkona Sen Sharma. (BCCL/K K Choudhary)

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The series, to be telecast on national television in March, will comprise six episodes, with each starring one television actress. In addition to Smriti, five other TV actresses have been roped in for the remaining episodes, including Sakshi Tanwar, Kritika Kamra, Mouli Ganguly, Aamna Sharif and Ankita Lokhande. Whereas, Emraan will be a part of the entire series. A source told Mirror, "Smriti will do one episode. It may come as a surprise but while Ekta and Smriti haven't worked together for very long, they have been in touch."(Pic: VIral Bhayani)

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It was more than five years ago that Ekta and Smriti parted ways. And while there are different versions of what went wrong, apparently, one fine day, Smriti found herself summoned onto the sets to shoot her death scene in Kyunki...(Pic: VIral Bhayani)

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Things were never the same between Ekta and her. The ice seemed to thaw not before 2010, when Ekta invited Smriti for her Holi bash. With Smriti now set to promote Ekta's next, only time will tell if the actress returns to the Balaji fold in a bigger way, the kind she is used to. (BCCL/Raju Shinde)

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