Kriti Sanon

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Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon
Kriti Sanon at Umang Festival, 2015
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 34)[1][2]
New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2014–present

Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990) is an Indian model and film actress.[3][4] After beginning with modelling, she made her acting debut with Sukumar's Telugu psychological thriller film 1: Nenokkadine. Her first Bollywood film was Sabbir Khan's romantic action drama Heropanti, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[5][6][7] In 2015, Sanon starred in the romantic action comedy Dilwale, one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.[8]

Career

Sanon made her acting debut in 2014, with Sukumar's Telugu film 1: Nenokkadine, a psychological thriller, in which she played the role of Sameera.[9] The film generated mixed reviews from critics.[10][11] The Times of India critics stated Sanon "looks pretty" and "acts well".[12] while the reviewer at Sify.com stated that Sanon "looks gorgeous", though her performance is "okay".[13]

Later that year, Sanon made her Hindi cinema debut with Sabbir Khan's action-romance film Heropanti. Despite the fact that the film received mixed reviews from most critics, Box Office India called it a commercial success at the Indian box office.[14] Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama said she "looks gorgeous and handles her part with certainty and confidence" and that she "has the trappings of a star",[15] whereas Rajeev Masand said she "looks lovely and makes an impression despite her harebrained role".[16] Srijana Das of The Times of India, criticised her emoting, calling it "more cheesy than sharp."[17] For her performance, Sanon won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[18]

Sanon had her second Telugu release entitled Dohchay directed by Sudheer Varma in 2015.[19] Sanon subsequently appeared in Rohit Shetty's Dilwale in which she starred alongside Varun Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol.[20] The film received mixed reviews from critics, though emerged a major commercial success at the box office, grossing more than ₹394 crore (US$59 million) worldwide.[8] While Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised Sanon's work and said she "is camera-friendly and confident to the T",[21] Anupama Chopra noted that Sanon, along with Dhawan, "work as bait, meant to bring in the critical youth segment".[22]

As of February 2016, Sanon has been signed on by Dinesh Vijan for his directorial debut, Raabta, opposite Sushant Singh Rajput.

Other work

In addition to acting, Sanon is an endorser for several brands and products, including Trident Group's - Bath & Home Linen, Titan Watches-Raga Collection, the hair product Parachute,[23] apparel brand American Swan [24] and a cola brand, among others.[25] In July 2014, Sanon launched Tissot's Quickster Football watch in multiple cities in India.[26][27]

Filmography

File:Kriti Sanon at Sonaakshi Raaj's show.jpg
Kriti Sanon at Sonakshi Raaj show
Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Year Film Role Notes
2014 1: Nenokkadine Sameera Telugu film
2014 Heropanti Dimpy Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut
2015 Dohchay Meera Telugu film
2015 Dilwale Ishita Dev Malik
2016 Raabta Films that have not yet been released TBA Pre-production

Discography

Year Name Co-Star Singer
2015 Chal Wahan Jaate Hain Tiger Shroff Arijit Singh

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Film Result
2014 Stardust Awards Superstar of Tomorrow – Female Heropanti Nominated[28]
2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor – Female Heropanti Won[29][30]
2015 Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Heropanti Nominated[31]
2015 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Heropanti Won[32]

References

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