But with an itch to do something more, she decided to plunge into politics while pursuing acting, and her dedication and determination took her places.
After holding important positions like the national secretary of the party and All India President of the BJP Mahila Morcha in 2010, she became BJP's vice-president.
Though the party had other actresses too as members, it was the articulate and uncomplaining Smriti who rose above the challenges.
Smriti's political journey is best described in her own words - she once said that she has an “ideological umbilical cord with the BJP...we are three generation party supporters... my grandfather was a swayamsevak, my mother a BJP booth activist".
Winner of several awards as an actress, Smriti, described by many as "Sushma Swaraj of the Modi-led BJP”, is now set to embark on a new journey.
