A co-star is expecting a baby and the duo are discussing possible names for the child. Smriti likes the name Aditya, but makes a face at the name Ansh. Not surprisingly. Ansh was the name of her character Tulsi's son in the serial, someone who Tulsi killed in an earlier episode.

Smriti chats with Contributing Special Correspondent A Ganesh Nadar. Photographs: Jewella C Miranda.