Kriti Sanon Says It Took Her Years To Shed ‘Tiger Shroff’s Heroine’ Label; ‘When You Are Not From Industry…’

Kriti Sanon who is gearing up for the release of Do Patti with Kajol has been busy promoting the film. The actress recently during an interview revealed that for a long time in her career she was referred to as Tiger Shroff’s heroine. After making a debut with director Sabbir Khan’s romantic action film Heropanti in 2014, the actress went on to give many hits including the recent release Crew.

However, Kriti told Indian Express that as an outsider it took her a few years to make her face and name known to the audience. Tiger Shroff was well knows as Jackie Shroff’s son before the film Heropanti and the nick name “Tiger Shroff’s heroine” stuck to Kriti early on. The actress went on to reveal that years later during the shoot of Bareilly Ki Barfi she was still known as Tiger Didi.

The actress was quoted by the portal recalling, “It didn’t take me that many years to get my first break. At the time of Heropanti, though people knew Tiger and that the movie marked his launch, the director and producer treated the movie as launching two new faces. I got the quintessential Bollywood heroine moment too, with songs and everything.”

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She went on to explain that when “kids of Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, who later directed Bareilly Ki Barfi, used to call me ‘Tiger didi.’ Those were the instances when I realised I would have to work doubly hard to get people to recognise me and know me for who I am.”

Reflecting on the conception about her in the industry, the actress added, “When you are not from the industry (film family), it takes longer for you to etch you name and face into the minds of people.”

Coming back to her next film, Do Patti is penned by Kanika Dhillon who has also co-produced the film with Kriti. The movie is set to premiere on Netflix on October 25, 2024.

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