In her decade-long Bollywood career, Kriti Sanon has managed to become one of the most successful actresses of today. Kriti has been praised for her portrayals in women-oriented roles in Bareilly Ki Barfi and Mimi, but she has also acted in big commercial films like Dilwale and Housefull 4. The actress had two back-to-back blockbuster films earlier this year: Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya and Crew. Kriti, who continues to entertain the audience, recently revealed that she has a joint account with her father Rahul Sanon and also discussed her film choices.
In a new interview with Nikhil Kamath on his YouTube channel, Kriti Sanon talked about her family background and how she started working by choice.
“I would definitely say I am privileged. I come from a middle-class family, but it’s not like I ever felt the need to work because I had to earn money… I have a joint account with my father. I have no idea how much money comes in and goes out,” Kriti said.
The Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya actress also spoke about how she is looking for peace and validation as an outsider in the Hindi film industry. Kriti opened up by saying that she went through phases where she “didn’t know what to do”. The Mimi star expressed that she made her film choices while learning if she was comfortable on the set or if the actress was simply “floating”.
Kriti admitted to being a part of big projects to score big at the box office and have a star cast, saying that she likes to keep a balance between meaty and non-meaty roles. The actress shared that most of the time these big projects didn’t work out. Without revealing the name of the film, Kriti said that she didn’t feel any excitement on the sets.
The Crew actress explained that she has grown up while making these decisions herself and has now realised what works for her and what doesn’t. Kriti defined peace by saying that it is a place where she can choose to do certain things that she wants to do.
Earlier, Pinkvilla had exclusively reported that Kriti Sanon was once “frustrated” with not getting good opportunities in her career. In our interview, Kriti explained that the actress was quite restless during that phase and felt that she had “more potential” than she had portrayed on screen so far. “I was frustrated because I was like, I know I can do it; I know I can rock it, but I don’t have it in front of me,” the actress shared.
Kriti Sanon made her debut with Heropanti in 2014 opposite then newcomer Tiger Shroff. Her other notable films include Luka Chuppi, Raabta, Panipat, Bachchhan Paandey, Heropanti 2, Bhediya, Shehzada and more. Kriti was last seen in Crew opposite Kareena Kapoor and Tabu earlier this year. Before that, the actress played the lead role opposite Shahid Kapoor in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya.
Kriti Sanon is currently gearing up for her next film Do Patti, in which she reunites with her Dilwale co-star Kajol. Kriti is making her production debut with the mystery thriller along with popular screenwriter Kanika Dhillon.
While Kriti’s mother Geeta Sanon is a physics professor, her father Rahul Sanon is a chartered accountant. Kriti’s younger sister Nupur Sanon is an actress.
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