India, July 1 -- As excitement builds around the return of Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Irani has now dropped a bombshell revelation that has stunned cult followers of the TV show. On a recent episode of We The Women with Karan Johar and Barkha Dutt, filmed in London, Smriti Irani revealed that a sequel had been planned over ten years ago. But it never never saw the light of day because of her political calling.

"If you look at the Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi journey in totality, the most well-kept secret about it was I had a contract to do it again in 2014, and I walked away from it because I had to serve in the Indian Parliament as a cabinet minister," she said. Irani added that the production was already underway when she receiv...