Overview
- Smriti Irani said she does not view Rupali Ganguly’s Anupamaa as competition, citing Kyunki’s historic TRP peak of 30 and 25-year recall as the benchmark.
- She emphasized that Kyunki led ratings for eight years and asserted that newer shows will not reach TRP 30 or match that sustained run.
- Invoking her public career, Irani noted her three terms as MP, a decade as a cabinet minister, and 25 years in the BJP to argue that competitors should ‘measure up’.
- She credited Ekta Kapoor for building the original franchise and highlighted how its success helped Balaji Telefilms secure a stock‑exchange listing.
- Coverage notes Anupamaa currently leads weekly TRP charts as the Kyunki reboot performs strongly on television and on JioHotstar.