# Smriti Irani proud to have asked for acting work after 2024 polls 2026-10-19T20:21:17+00:00 | Entertainment | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Smriti Irani, who reprised her role as Tulsi Virani in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2, has said she is not embarrassed to have asked for acting work after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. In interviews with Bombay Times and Times of India, the actress and politician said she picked up the phone herself rather than wait for an offer. “Why should success make me so entitled that asking for an opportunity again becomes beneath me?” she said, calling the process a ‘rediscovery’ rather than a comeback. Irani described balancing her political commitments with acting, stating that position gives authority but not entitlement. The daily soap, which premiered in July 2025, will air its final episode on Star Plus and JioHotstar at 10:30 pm on Tuesday, 20 October. Irani said she is not closing the door on future acting roles. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Times Now and Hindustan Times provided uniform straight reporting of Smriti Irani's comments, leading with her statement that she is not embarrassed to ask for work and attributing the same quotes to her interviews. Neither source introduced any political framing around her electoral defeat or her current role as a politician. The coverage is identical in substance, focusing on her personal reflections and the show's finale date. The key takeaway is that the story remains a celebrity piece with no contested facts or divergent angles. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - timesnownews.com (neutral report) Straightforward coverage of Irani's quotes and show details, no editorial slant - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Factual report of Irani's remarks and show finale, with watch time figures This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ekta Kapoor, JioHotstar, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2, Smriti Irani, Star Plus Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/smriti-irani-proud-to-have-asked-for-acting-work-after-2024-polls/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/smriti-irani-proud-to-have-asked-for-acting-work-after-2024-polls/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/