Kriti Sanon, with talent and hard work, has managed to make her mark in the vast film industry. The actress who has been giving back to back superhits, has become every filmmakers' favourite and has been bagging some interesting projects for her kitty. While she is enjoying a dream run currently, the struggle to find a strong foothold in Bollywood has indeed tough. Talking about her journey to date, Kriti, during an interview with an entertainment portal, told that had she been from a filmi family, she would have got work opportunities instantly without having to reach out to A-list directors.
"I'm very ambitious and I know that I have the potential to do a lot more. I want to work with certain A-list directors. So I have got great opportunities but if I compare, there are a few more which I really want and I'd love to have. The difference is still there. I don't mind reaching out to directors. If I had been from a film family, I would not have to reach out. They would already know me, and I would have interacted with them somewhere. But after a while, only your work speaks. It probably takes way longer or more number of hit films and performances to sort of get there," Kriti told.
Kriti further told that her relatives and others who know her warned against entering into films and making a career in Mumbai. She further revealed that the ones who pulled her behind with discouraging words like 'nobody will marry you', are proud of her now.
"There was a point when I had just thought of coming to Mumbai and trying in films. Then, there were a few relatives and friends felt, 'I don't think it's going to work, industry achhi nahi hai. Bohut log struggle kar rahe hai; shaadi nahi hogi tumhari jaldi. I have heard things like that. A lot of that. Today, the same people talk to me like they're really proud of me which they are. It obviously feels great. I have come from nowhere and I never had thought of becoming an actor. I was an engineer and this wasn't the space I had thought of at all," Kriti told.
Speaking of dealing with nepotism in the initial phase of her career, Kriti said a person from a non-filmi family struggles to get their second film before their first releases. Talking about making an appearance on magazine covers, the actress added that it is a big deal and one has to go through a lot to reach the stage. Revealing that her first Filmfare cover shoot was three years after her debut, Kriti was hopeful that more such opportunities will fall into her kitty in the future.
"When you don’t come from a film family, you don’t get your second film before your first film releases. Which happens when you come from a film family, many times. To even come on magazine covers is a big deal. You have to go through a lot to reach that place. Like coming on a Filmfare cover for the first time. My Vogue cover was after about three years and I have done only one till now," Kriti said.
Talking about nepotism and struggles that accompany when one doesn't come from a reputed filmi background, Kriti added, "I just feel like those things, the small struggles which you sometimes see happening very easily with other people and you’re like ‘why, what?’. I am probably way more experienced. But I feel those are the times that you let go of the clutter in your brain because there are more important things and you have to start seeing the good side and the opportunities that you are getting as an outsider."
Workwise, Kriti will be seen in Laxman Utekar's Mimi and Sajid Nadiadwala produced Bachchan Pandey with Akshay Kumar.
(Source: Pinkvilla)
