Kriti Sanon was over the moon when, on August 24, 2023, the National Film Awards were announced. The gorgeous actress won the Best Actress Award for her scintillating performance in Mimi. There’s no denying the fact that Kriti’s acting performance in Mimi was her career’s best so far. From acing her character’s bubbliness to expressing her immense pain on the big screen, Kriti also gained 15 kg weight in just three months for her role in Mimi.
However, in the end, everything paid off well as Kriti Sanon won her first National Award (Best Actress) at the 69th National Film Awards. Kriti Sanon made her acting debut in Bollywood with the film, Heropanti, opposite Tiger Shroff, which was released in 2014. After working in Bollywood for just eight years, Kriti has already become a National Award winner, which is indeed an exceptional achievement.
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With a massive fanbase of 54.6 million on Instagram, Kriti Sanon is right up there with the most followed Bollywood celebrities on Instagram. Apart from her acting prowess, Kriti is also admired a lot for her fashion quotient as she is one of the most stylish actresses in B-town. Apart from all the fame and success, Kriti is admired for her grounded nature, courtesy of her humble beginnings.
Despite having no film background and connections in the showbiz world, how Kriti has made a name for herself in B-town is quite inspiring. However, not everyone knows about her journey and other unknown facts about her life. So, without further ado, let’s look deeper into Kriti’s biography!
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Kriti Sanon was born in New Delhi on July 27, 1990, into a middle-class family. While her father, Rahul Sanon is a chartered accountant, her mother, Geeta Sanon is a physics professor at the University of Delhi. Kriti also has a younger sister, Nupur Sanon, who is who is a trained singer and actress. The family of four often go on vacations, and their bond never fails to give everyone pure family goals.
Talking about Kriti Sanon’s schooling, she studied at Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram. After completing her schooling there, she got admission into Noida’s famous Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, where she pursued a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering.
At the beginning of her graduation, Kriti wanted to become an engineer and was a fully focused student. However, it was in the second year of her B.Tech degree when she won the Fresh-Face contest, and it changed everything for her.
After winning the Fresh-Face contest, Kriti Sanon went to Mumbai to collect her prize. On her visit to Mumbai, Kriti got an insight into the modelling world and found it quite interesting. However, things went a step further when she participated in a fashion show in Delhi and walked on the ramp for the first time in her life. As per reports, ace fashion designer, Manish Malhotra was also a part of the fashion show and advised Kriti to work in movies. The designer encouraged her and it meant a lot to Kriti, as it came from a designer of such prowess.
Once Kriti Sanon was done with her graduation, she turned her focus towards making a career in films. As expected, her family members and relatives warned her against the B-town politics and camps. Not only this, Kriti's parents also advised her to appear for GMAT and score good marks so that it could be her backup career option if she couldn’t make it in films. For the unversed, the GMAT result is valid for five years. The actress agreed and scored 90 percent marks on average, as she got a GMAT score of 710.
After that, Kriti Sanon started giving auditions and received a lot of rejections like any aspiring actor in the world. However, she got her first break in the Telugu film industry, as famous director, Sukumar cast her in his film, 1: Nenokkadine, opposite South superstar, Mahesh Babu.
When the first schedule of Sukumar’s film, 1: Nenokkadine was completed, Kriti Sanon started getting the attention of the media, as everybody wanted to know the newcomer, who was paired opposite Mahesh Babu.
The media houses were impressed by Kriti’s beauty, and soon, she started gaining the attention of Bollywood directors. Amidst all the buzz around the actress, Sabbir Khan signed Kriti for Heropanti opposite Tiger Shroff, and the film was a huge commercial success.
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Kriti Sanon is one of the most in-demand actresses in Bollywood. As per reports, she charges a sum between Rs. 3 crores to Rs. 5 crores per movie. As per reports, Kriti was paid a sum of Rs. 30 crores to portray the character of ‘Goddess Sita’ in Om Raut's Adipurush. However, once the film was released and turned out to be a box-office failure, it was reported that Kriti was paid just Rs. 3 crores for her role in the movie.
The Mimi actress, Kriti Sanon is an avid car lover and has three super-expensive cars in her garage. The actress is the proud owner of a Mercedes-Benz Maybach GLS 600 worth Rs. 2.43 crores. Kriti also has an expensive BMW 3-Series, whose price is around Rs. 71 lakhs and an SUV Audi Q7, which cost her somewhere between Rs. 84 lakhs to Rs. 92 lakhs.
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Kriti Sanon is one of the best actresses in the country. No doubt, she has left viewers impressed with her versatility as an actress time and again. Some of Kriti Sanon’s best films so far include Heropanti, Raabta, Bareilly Ki Barfi, Luka Chuppi, Mimi, and Bhediye. The actress continues to rise as she has so many big-budget films in her kitty. The list of Kriti’s upcoming movies includes Ganapath Part 1, Untitled rom-com with Amit Joshi, The Crew, a biopic on Meena Kumari, Churiya, and Anand L Rai’s Next.
With so many big-budget films to her name and brand collaborations worth Rs. 30 lakhs per month, Kriti Sanon’s net worth is estimated to be around the sum of Rs. 74 crores.
We hope Kriti Sanon continues to entertain us and continues to rise in her professional career.
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