AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE

In an interview with Bazaar India, coverstar Kriti Sanon speaks about honing her craft, finding courage in trying times, and taking criticism with a pinch of salt.

- MEGHNA SHARMA

It’s 8:30pm on a Friday. I receive a frantic call from Kriti Sanon’s manager, letting me know that she has a 20-minute break in-between ‘shots’, and she’d like to do the interview now. For context: I had been chasing Kriti’s team, rather incessantly, to work out a suitable time for this interview. And between film projects, appearances, and a lot more, Kriti’s days have been chock-full. For starters, she is currently shooting for her upcoming film, The Crew. The announcement of this project garnered a huge interest from cinephiles, as Kriti stars alongside cinema royalty Tabu and Kareena Kapoor Khan... and the film is co-produced by Ekta Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor. It sounds like the perfect female-first project, but Kriti clarifies that “it is a good mix of strong men and women”. “There’s Diljit [Dosanjh] as the male lead, and director Rajesh Krishnan, so it’s a full house,” she explains.