Kriti Sanon

Kriti Sanon

Kriti Sanon

Sanon at the launch of a new mobile phone by Gionees in August 2016
Born (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990[1][2]
New Delhi, India
Nationality Indian
Occupation Actress, model
Years active 2014–present

Kriti Sanon (born 27 July 1990)[3] is an Indian model and film actress.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8] In 2015, Sanon starred in the romantic action comedy Dilwale, one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time.[9]

Early life and background

Sanon was born on 27 July 1990 to Rahul Sanon, a chartered accountant and Geeta Sanon, an associate professor at University of Delhi.[10][3] She has one younger sister, Nupur Sanon. Sanon did her schooling from Delhi Public School, R K Puram and completed her Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Communication, from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, Uttar Pradesh.[11][12]

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.[13] The film generated mixed reviews from critics.[14][15] The Times of India critics stated Sanon "looks pretty" and "acts well".[16] while the reviewer at Sify.com stated that Sanon "looks gorgeous", though her performance is "okay".[17]

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.[18] 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",[19] whereas Rajeev Masand said she "looks lovely and makes an impression despite her harebrained role".[20] Srijana Das of The Times of India, criticised her emoting, calling it "more cheesy than sharp."[21] For her performance, Sanon won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.[22]

Sanon had her second Telugu release entitled Dohchay directed by Sudheer Varma in 2015.[23] Sanon subsequently appeared in Rohit Shetty's Dilwale in which she starred alongside Varun Dhawan, Shahrukh Khan and Kajol.[24] 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.[9] While Taran Adarsh of Bollywood Hungama praised Sanon's work and said she "is camera-friendly and confident to the T",[25] Anupama Chopra noted that Sanon, along with Dhawan, "work as bait, meant to bring in the critical youth segment".[26]

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,[27] apparel brand American Swan[28] and a cola brand, among others.[29] In July 2014, Sanon launched Tissot's Quickster Football watch in multiple cities in India.[30][31]

Filmography

Filmography 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
2017 Raabta Films that have not yet been released TBA Filming
2017 Bareilly Ki Barfi Films that have not yet been released TBA Filming

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[32]
2015 BIG Star Entertainment Awards Most Entertaining Actor – Female Heropanti Won[33][34]
2015 Screen Awards Most Promising Newcomer – Female Heropanti Nominated[35]
2015 Filmfare Awards Best Female Debut Heropanti Won[36]
2015 International Indian Film Academy Awards Best Female Debut Heropanti Won
2016 Lux Golden Rose Award Best Actress in a Supporting Role Dilwale Nominated[37]

References

  1. ↑ Mangaokar, Shalvi (27 July 2015). "Varun Dhawan and I think in the same filmy way: Kriti Sanon". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Dilwale: Will start shooting with Shah Rukh and Kajol in mid-August, says Kriti Sanon". India Today. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Kriti Sanon". One India Entertainment. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Ticket to Bollywood". The Times of India. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mahesh Babu to romance Kriti Sanon". The Times Of India. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kriti Sanon finalized opposite Tiger in Heropanti". BollywoodHungama. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Telugu actress Kriti Sanon to act opposite Tiger". The Times Of India. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Heropanti Cast & Crew". BollywoodHungama. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. 1 2 "Bollywood's Top Worldwide Earners". koimoi.com. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  10. ↑ Parkar, Shaheen (8 May 2016). "Mother's Day Special: Meet the star moms of Bollywood". Mid-day. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Sharma, Garima (18 March 2010). "Ticket to Bollywood". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Chakravorty, Vinayak (14 June 2015). "Engineering student Kriti Sanon says life in B-Town was meant to be". India Today. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Most Wanted: Kriti Sanon has her kitty full with movies". India Today. 26 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "'1 Nenokkadine' Review Roundup: Mahesh Babu Starrer Fails to Live up to Expectations". International Business Times. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  15. ↑ Sangeetha Seshagiri (12 February 2014). "'1 Nenokkadine' Box Office Collection: Mahesh Babu Starrer is a Big Disaster". International Business Times. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "1-Nenokkadine Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  17. ↑ "1 Nenokkadine". Sify. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  18. ↑ "Heropanti Set To Emerge A HIT". Box Office India. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  19. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (23 May 2014). "Movie Review: 'Heropanti'". Bollywood Hungama.
  20. ↑ Masand, Rajeev (23 May 2014). "'Heropanti' review: Tiger Shroff is likeable and earnest but he deserved a better debut than this clunky film". IBN Live. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  21. ↑ Das, Srijana (23 May 2014). "Heropanti Movie Review". Times of India. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  22. ↑ "60th Britannia Filmfare Awards 2014: Complete list of winners". The Times of India. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Naga Chaitanya's new movie regular shooting from today". India Glitz. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "SRK gets new admirer: Kriti". Independent Online. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  25. ↑ Adarsh, Taran (18 December 2015). "Dilwale Review". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  26. ↑ Chopra, Anupama (19 December 2015). "Dilwale review by Anupama Chopra: This is just recycled mediocrity". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  27. ↑ Business of Cinema News Network (11 July 2014). "Kriti Sanon Bags Two Endorsements". Business of Cinema. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  28. ↑ "Sidharth Malhotra and Kriti Sanon heat up the dance floor in #ASIAM". The Times of India. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  29. ↑ "Kriti Sanon to endorse a cola brand". Times of India. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  30. ↑ "Kriti Sanon: The Next Brand Beauty". India Glitz. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  31. ↑ PTI (2 July 2014). "I am doing a Telugu film now: Kriti Sanon". Zee News. Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  32. ↑ "Nominations for Stardust Awards 2014". Bollywood Hungama. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  33. ↑ "BIG STAR Entertainment Awards 2014 Winners List". Pinkvilla.com. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  34. ↑ "Winners of Big Star Entertainment Awards 2014". Indicine.com. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
  35. ↑ "Crowd Favourites". The Indian Express. 3 January 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  36. ↑ "Winners Of Filmfare Awards 2015". The Times of India. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  37. ↑ "Winners Of Filmfare Awards 2015". The Times of India. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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