Smriti Irani's modeling days:view PICS

Smriti Irani is one of the most popular actresses in the Hindi television industry. Her TV show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', where she played the lead role, gave her so much stardom as to give her the opportunity of contesting Chandni Chowk constituency of the Indian capital city New Delhi. Smriti started her career at the age of 16, participating in small plays. Acting was close to the actor's heart. In 1998, she entered the Miss India contest without the knowledge of anyone in her family and was surprised to be short-listed and came to Mumbai to participate in the finals.