Smriti Malhotra is one of the most popular stars of the Indian Television Screen. Her television bonding with the Ekta Kapoor produced soap opera Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi (2000) (literally meaning "Because the mother-in-law had also been a daughter-in-law") has brought her so much stardom as to give her the opportunity of contesting Chandni Chowk constituency of the Indian capital city New Delhi. Although she lost the election her ability to combine her work with social issues by prominently featuring in talk shows brings her in media limelight once and often.