Smriti Irani shares new selfie, Ekta Kapoor calls her 'thin'; fans are reminded of Tulsi

Smriti Irani has shared a picture of herself on Instagram. In the picture, Smriti has seemingly lost weight. See here.

Smriti Irani, former actor and union textile minister, on Wednesday shared a selfie on Wednesday. Taking to Instagram, Smriti dropped the picture in which she appears to have lost some weight.

Smriti Irani is a former actor and the current union textile minister.

In the photo, Smriti Irani is seen wearing an off white and green dress, opted for no-makeup look and kept her hair loose. She captioned her post, "Been a while."

Reacting to her post, several celebs, as well as fans, showered her with compliments. Producer Ekta Kapoor wrote, "thinnnnnn" followed by a fire emoji and Smriti replied with a heart emoji. Actors Aashka Goradia also dropped heart-eye emojis on her post.

Many fans also took a trip down memory lane to when she essayed the role of Tulsi Virani in the serial Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. A fan said, "getting purani tulsi back" while another said, "Tulsi is back as if time has been reversed". "Smriti Mam industry main vapas comeback karne wali hai shayd (maybe she's going to come back in the industry)," wrote a fan.

Smriti shot to fame and became a household name with the role of Tulsi in the serial from 2000-2008. In 2000, she made her debut on television with Aatish and Hum Hain Kal Aaj Aur Kal. She has also starred in Kavita, Ramayan, Thodi Si Zameen Thoda Sa Aasmaan, Virrudh and Mere Apne among others.

In 2008, Smriti along with Sakshi Tanwar, hosted the dance reality show Yeh Hai Jalwa. A year later, she featured in a comedy show Maniben.com.