Residents of Pedder road may find it hard to accept Bhuleshwar-bred Maniben but she has effectively struck a cord with the audience.

Team of Maniben.com had started a fan club on face book to have a two-way communication with their viewers.

According to the owners of the club, they had started with barely 100 members until the launch but after getting acquainted with Maniben on the show, number of member grew to 400 overnight. Today this fan page has more than 2, 000 members.

Current members of the club have been actively participating in the discussions and membership request continues. The Members of the club have been sharing their views on this forum. At times disagreements have also lead to serious arguments.

Smriti Irani has always brought her fictional characters to life be it Tulsi or now Maniben.