An engineering graduate from Delhi who modelled before acting, Kriti Sanon debuted in the Telugu thriller 1: Nenokkadine (2014) and entered Hindi films the same year with Heropanti, winning the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Commercial successes like Dilwale, Bareilly Ki Barfi and Luka Chuppi established her as a dependable mainstream leading lady with a flair for small-town characters.

Her performance as a surrogate mother in Mimi (2021) marked a turning point, earning her the National Film Award for Best Actress (shared with Alia Bhatt) and a Filmfare trophy. Sanon has since balanced big swings — Adipurush, the hit rom-com Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya — with entrepreneurship, launching her production house Blue Butterfly Films, whose first release was the Netflix thriller Do Patti.

Filmography Highlights

• Heropanti (2014) — Filmfare-winning Hindi debut
• Dilwale (2015) — Big-ticket entertainer with Shah Rukh Khan
• Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017) — Acclaimed small-town romantic comedy
• Luka Chuppi (2019) — Sleeper hit live-in-relationship comedy
• Mimi (2021) — National Award-winning turn as a surrogate mother
• Bhediya (2022) — Horror-comedy with Varun Dhawan
• Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024) — Hit robot rom-com with Shahid Kapoor
• Do Patti (2024) — Netflix thriller; her debut as producer

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