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For Delhi girl Kriti Sanon, it has been one dream journey to Mumbai which quickly culminated into an offer for playing a leading lady in a film that is also special for being the launch pad of a star son. No wonder, for someone who had started dabbling with modeling and advertisements while simultaneously pursuing her Engineering in Noida, it has been a quick rise to the world of showbiz for Kriti.
Not many know though that it was pretty much a 'luck by chance' moment for Kriti who has absolutely no connections with Bollywood and was almost content with her modeling, ramp and advertising assignments.
"I started taking myself a lot more seriously when my ad directors said that they could see an acting spark in me," says Kriti, "I won't deny that I didn't feel the same way too. However, there is always this fear of unknown, this uncertainty element that makes you feel if you are doing the right thing. However, I just took the plunge. I felt that unless I do something, how would I know whether I can do it or not? I assessed my potential and started believing that I had it in me. I started trying and realized that it was a lot of fun after all."
It wasn't a straight forward entry for Kriti in the world of Bollywood though. While director Sabbir Khan felt (after spotting her in a commercial) that she was just the right fit for Heropanti, the film almost didn't happen for Kriti. Reason being that her dates had been given away for another film and she wasn't available for as many as six months. However, destiny had other plans and when the other film didn't happen, Kriti found herself straight into Heropanti while auditioning with Tiger Shroff.
Acknowledges Kriti, "Yes, I was in conversations with other filmmakers as well and had given a few auditions too. I was very particular though that I wanted to debut with something substantial where I could showcase my talent. Honestly, I wanted a good launch pad for myself and though there were also projects which came from good banners, there was something or the other lacking in there. Either it used to be an ensemble cast set up and in some cases, there was nothing at all to do for a girl."
Heropanti changed it all for Kriti.
She says, "When Heropanti came my way, I was fully convinced that this was 'the' film for me. The way Sabbir narrated me the script, I was sold that he was the man for the job. Further confidence came from the fact that this was a Sajid Nadiadwala production. He is one of the greatest producers and ensured that everything was in place. He makes some very good choices when it comes to scripts. Also, when it comes to making, marketing, promoting and releasing a film, he puts in his best. Even though he was himself busy shooting for Kick with Salman Khan, he took so much care of Heropanti. That was amazing."
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