SIMPLY ELECTRIFYING!

WITH PERFORMANCES THAT HAVE ONLY IMPROVED OVER HER DECADE-LONG CAREER, ACTRESS KRITI SANON SHARES WHAT'S IMPORTANT IN REEL AND REAL LIFE.

- SUHANI SINGH

Turning 30 can often be a time for epiphanies. Kriti Sanon had one and it would transform her life. As she shot for Mimi (2019), where she plays a surrogate mother, the actress realised that a lot of her talent had remained untapped: “I had been hungry for a while. I wanted a lot more meat in the roles, I felt like I had lot of potential than I had displayed before,” she says. Mimi gave her the opportunity to headline a film on her slender shoulders and flex her thespian skills. It also won her a National Award n 2023, industry appreciation and audience approval.

Since then Kriti has turned a new leaf in her career, and in 2024 the Sanon seen on big screen so far —Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya and Crew—is one who is assured, driven and asserting her presence. “When I heard the script, I knew how they were not just great roles but also unique films,” she says. “There was a newness, a freshness which had not been seen before.”