Kriti Sanon: I have a lot of questions which I ask the directors

Kriti Sanon’s latest film ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ was a kind of an image-breaking performance for the actor. She portrayed an urban Bollywood heroine in the film after playing different characters in ‘Heropanti’, ‘Dilwale’ and ‘Raabta’. She has definitely won many hearts with her de-glam role in this entertaining drama.

Kriti said to a leading news agency, “I think the response was great, and it’s something I was looking for. It takes one person to believe in you and believe in the actor in you rather than the person they see on screen, where you’re playing a glamorous role and urban roles.When someone believes in you as an actor, and try and put you in a different mould, it’s interesting for you as an actor as well”.
Kriti was very overwhelmed by the audience's response for her character ‘Bitti’. She added, “They have liked me in a new light and a lot of messages that I got from friends, family and industry members, said it’s my best performance. Also, a lot of people did not expect me to do a character like that… I am glad that people will see me in a different way after Bitti’s character in ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’.”

Kriti also added, “She’s a working girl, thinks of things very differently, puts logic and questions gender bias… These are things you do when you’re educated.”When asked about Kriti’s education she added, “I did give GMAT and got a good score. So if things would not have worked well in showbiz, I would have perhaps been in a university abroad, studying and doing my masters.”

Kriti also quipped,“Education enhances your overall personality. It gives you a lot of confidence. You can have strong opinions based on your education and you have a sense of being independent. You are more aware of things happening around, and make decisions with more clarity.In engineering, everything is about putting logic. You put a question to everything — if this is happening, why is this happening. I think I’ve become like that as a person. I put logic to things and don’t just follow norms or do things like I am told to do without thinking why am I doing that."

Kriti added, “Even when I’m on set and preparing for a character, I put in a lot of thought to why is this character behaving like this. I have a lot of questions which I ask the directors. That does somewhere come from my educational background.”
Kriti ended by saying,“Yes, I’d love to learn filmmaking part aspects. Maybe a few years from now, if I can take out some time in between I think it’s always important for actors to go out and refresh themselves, their methods and learn new ways of doing what they do, to break away from the monotony.”