Survival Of The Fittest
There have been errant rumours about romancing a co-star, but she remains exasperatingly tight-lipped and caves in only to say that any relationship, platonic or not, is organic. “You can’t plan a relationship. You connect with people or you don’t. I’m single, honestly. But I’m okay dating someone from the industry—a boyfriend would have to understand my profession and it’s not an easy one to understand unless you’re a part of it,” she explains.
Voluble about her opinions and carving out her own path, she refused to take the ensemble film and small-part offers, until the perfect debut beckoned. No wonder her industry muse is world dominator Priyanka Chopra. “PC is fearless, secure in where she is and what she’s doing—and she’s always been like that. She’s never come across as fragile and is so inspiring.”
Call of the Wild
As the questions get personal, she takes longer to reply. “Thanks to acting, I’m constantly learning things about myself—I like to argue, and I question everything, even on set with my directors. It’s my nature to be logical.” It’s a trait that her academic upbringing has nurtured. “I can be annoyingly rigid with my opinions but I’m trying to be flexible,” she adds.
To read the full interview, grab your copy of Vogue India’s April 2017 issue, out on stands soon.
Semi-Charmed Life
Her Bollywood debut may have been celebrated in newsprint as co-star Tiger Shroff’s launch, but the then-newcomer Sanon didn’t feel side-lined. She admits those from film families tend to have better choices in films, though this hasn’t deterred her. “I’m super grateful for my first few films, but I was just finding my feet then. Now I’m craving meatier, layered and more challenging roles.” And she might just have found it — for her upcoming films Raabta and Bareilly Ki Barfi, out this year, the Filmfare Best Debut awardee learnt horse riding and scuba diving and underwent weapons training.
What makes a tech graduate from Delhi jump into the mighty jungle of Indian cinema? Vogue India goes on a safari with Bollywood ingénue Kriti Sanon for its April 2017 issue, and finds that the young star has marked her territory and is here to stay.
In an in depth article by Vogue India’s Chandni Sehgal, the 26-year-old Kriti Sanon who is photographed by Luis Monteiro and styled by Anaita Shroff Adajania, swears that her five-year-old self did the best impression of cinema’s favourite dancing queen, Madhuri Dixit — steps and expressions in place. Sanon’s tryst with Bollywood started early; it’s no wonder she’s here now—it was meant to be.
No Girl Next Door
The Delhi girl moved to Mumbai in 2011 but still thinks of herself as an outsider. She has eased herself from academics to the glamorous life of an actor.
The only thing Sanon genuinely misses is the anonymity of her past, although only occasionally: “It’s hard sometimes, like when I can’t leave home to get paani puris… or shop, like I used to,” she says. Her favourite star moment, too, comes from unlikely sources—far from the selfie-clicking tribe of fans. “Kids selling things at traffic signals came to my car and started singing songs from my films. It was the sweetest,” she adds.
