Mumbai: Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani is quite active on social media. She often treats her fans with updates from both her personal life as well as professional life. The actor-turned-politician even posts throwback photos and videos. She recently took to her social media handle and shared her 25-year-old advertisement for a sanitary pad company that talks about menstrual hygiene and breaking the taboo.
Sharing the video on Instagram, she said at that time, such a project could kill the glamour-based career of the model. However, things turned out differently for Smriti. The minister shared the old advertisement in which she can be seen in white clothes as she discusses periods and how "those five days" are considered such a big deal.
She wrote in the caption, "When your past 'whispers' ….25 years ago, my first ad ever for a big company. However, the subject was not a fancy one. In fact such was the product that many were averse to the assignment since a sanitary pad advertisement ensured the death of a glamour-based career for the model involved. Eager to start my stint in front of the camera I said yes! After all, why should a conversation re menstrual hygiene be taboo? Since then there has been 'no looking back' #throwbackthursday p.s— yes I was thin ..ye yaad dilaane ki zaroorat nahi. (sic)"
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Several fans as well as Bollywood actors, including Mouni Roy, reacted to Smriti Irani's post. Mouni commented, "My beautiful Smriti di" with red heart emojis. Smriti Irani is one of the most popular stars on the Indian television. She has brought stardom after her television bonding with the soap opera 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' (2000). (With agency inputs)
