1. Smriti IraniSmriti Irani is one of the staunchest supporters of Narendra Modi. Narendra Modi went to Amethi to campaign for Smriti against Rahul Gandhi breaking the unwritten understanding between top line political leaders for not campaigning in each other's constituencies.
Despite the fact that Smriti lost to Rahul in Amethi, she has been inducted by Narendra Modi as union HRD minister in his cabinet.
Smriti holds the record of winning five consecutive Indian Television Academy Awards for Best Actress (Popular), four Indian Telly Awards, eight Star Parivaar Awards and other awards all for her performance in Kyunki. She is the only actress on Indian Television to have won five consecutive Indian Television Academy Awards.