Kriti
Sanon
says
she
had
a
professionally
fulfilling
year,
where
she
signed
the
most
number
of
films
in
her
career
and
also
saw
a
turn
around
in
terms
of
the
audience
perception
towards
her.
Sanon
had
two
releases
this
year,
"Mimi",
which
featured
her
as
a
young
woman,
who
opts
to
be
a
surrogate
mother
and
the
comedy
drama
"Hum
Do
Hamare
Do",
co-starring
Rajkummar
Rao,
Paresh
Rawal
and
Ratna
Pathak
Shah.
With
"Mimi",
Sanon
saw
her
career-best
reviews,
with
many
lauding
her
for
shouldering
the
Laxman
Utekar-film
with
ease.
In
an
interview
with
PTI,
the
actor
said
her
performance
in
the
film,
which
she
described
as
her
"toughest"
project
till
date,
showcased
her
craft
to
the
audience
as
well
as
several
makers
within
the
industry.
"I
felt
the
audience
shift
with
the
response
which
came
my
way.
A
lot
of
people
woke
up
to
the
actor
side
of
me,
which
is
something
every
artiste
desires.
Not
just
the
audience,
even
people
in
the
industry,
when
you
talk
to
someone,
or
walk
into
a
meeting,
you
feel
that
shift
in
perception...
I
could
sense
that," Sanon
said.
What
the
two
film
releases
did
for
Sanon,
known
to
stars
in
films
like
"Bareilly
Ki
Barfi"
and
"Luka
Chuppi",
was
build
confidence
among
filmmakers
to
trust
her
more
with
heavy
duty
material,
the
actor
said.
"Their
confidence
in
you
grows,
as
an
actor
and
as
someone,
who
can
carry
a
film
...
When
the
confidence
of
people
in
the
industry
increases,
they
feel,
'Oh
a
film
like
this
is
being
loved,
people
are
watching
it,
so
we
need
to
make
more
of
these.'
Today
people
are
not
afraid
to
make
a
female-led
story.
"I
am
also
more
confident
today.
I
have
learnt
on
the
job
to
constantly
keep
thinking
of
what
else
can
be
done,
how
differently
can
I
perform
a
scene.
You
also
learn
by
seeing
other
performances,
collaborating
with
different
filmmakers."
The
actor
said
when
"Mimi" skipped
a
theatrical
release
and
premiered
digitally,
she
was
sceptical
if
the
film
would
get
the
desired
reception.
But
by
"Hum
Do
Hamare
Do",
which
released
digitally
three
months
after
"Mimi",
Sanon
was
convinced
with
the
power
and
the
reach
of
OTT
platforms.
"The
success
felt
different.
'Mimi'
was
my
first
OTT
release...
I
was
initially
a
little
sceptical,
thinking
if
I
will
get
the
validation
I
want
as
an
actor,
will
the
film
get
that
validation...But,
the
kind
of
response
that
came
my
way,
and
because
it
was
an
OTT
release,
it
just
went
on...
"A
theatrical
release
fizzles
out
in
a
few
weeks,
but
digitally,
a
film
grows
for
months,
with
people
watching
it
across
the
world.
I
was
overwhelmed
with
the
response,"
she
added.
The
31-year-old
actor
said
she
started
2021
on
a
good
note,
going
from
one
set
to
the
other,
immersing
herself
in
films
of
varied
genres.
Sanon
shot
for
films
like
the
action
comedy
"Bachchan
Pandey",
multistarer
mythological
"Adipurush",
monster
comedy
"Bhediya",
actioner
"Ganapath" and
the
forthcoming
"Shehzada".
"Professionally,
2021
started
well.
I
was
shooting
back
to
back.
During
the
pandemic,
I
ended
up
signing
the
maximum
number
of
films.
It
has
been
a
good
year,"
she
added.