For the last two days, we’ve been hearing all about Bill Gates making an appearance on Indian TV, thanks to Smriti Irani’s Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2. The microcomputer revolution and co-founder of Microsoft has made a big special appearance on the daily soap, and the promo of the same is going viral on social media, with fans getting curious and how.

The new Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2 promo sees Gates greeting Tulsi and he says ‘Jai Shri Krishna’ to her. The conversation then moves on to Smriti saying how she is glad and feels great that he is connected with her family all the way from America and that everyone has been waiting for him very eagerly. He then also thanks her.

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The Instagram caption of the promo on social media read, “Iss baar #KyunkiSaasBhiKabhiBahuThi ki kahaani ke beech, ek naya rishta jud raha hai — sehat ka, samvedna ka, aur badlaav ka. Aur iss kahani mein jude hain duniya ke sabse bade changemaker — Bill Gates, ek soch ke saath: har maa aur har bachcha rahe surakshit aur swasth. Do alag duniyaan, ek hi maqsad ke saath — maa aur bachche ki sehat, har ghar tak pahunchani hai. Mr Bill Gates aur humari Tulsi ke iss vishay par vichaar jaanne ke liye dekhiye, #KyunkiSaasBhiKabhiBahuThi, aaj raat 10:30 baje, sirf #StarPlus aur #Hotstar par."

In an interview with Times Now, Smriti had earlier spoken about this and revealed, "I'm happy to share today that on a very powerful note of maternal and child health, we will have a very special guest amongst us.”

Further talking about it, she also said, "I requested Bill Gates and his foundation that this is a very popular platform, very popular mode of communication, and if he can find a way to collaborate so that we can propagate and continue to propagate the issue of maternal and child health, we should look at this opportunity. I'm very grateful that my network and the production house, all were keen to partner. And that is why the collaboration will come to screen very soon..."

Netizens have obviously reacted very highly to the promo and while a lot of people are glad that this happened, many were surprised and some were proud.. One comment read,, “What a power move! Now that’s a crossover no one saw coming. Awesome!” “Proud moment for every KSBKBT lover,” mentioned another. A use also commented, “Don’t know why I feel so happy and proud to see this.” Another one said, “Power smriti mam and Ekta mam.”

The episode featuring Bill Gates goes live tonight.

Social media and lead image credits: Star Plus