Smriti Irani has been playing Tulsi Virani, a role she embodied ever since Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi launched in 2000. She played the character till 2008 and rejoined after a political hiatus in 2025, when the show returned with its second season, also bringing back most of its original cast, including Amar Upadhyay as Mihir Virani, along with Hiten Tejwani, Gauri Pradhan, Sumeet Sachdev, Jiten Lalwani, Kamalika Guha, Shakti Anand, Ritu Chaudhary and others.
