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Kriti Sanon's 10-year Bollywood journey! From Heropanti to Crew, top films to stream now
Celebrating Kriti Sanon’s decade of success, here are the major films to watch on OTT platforms.
May 23, 2024
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On May 23, 2024, Kriti Sanon celebrates her incredible ten years in Bollywood. The actor has been a mainstay in Bollywood since her breakthrough in the romantic action flick Heropanti and continues to wow with each new project. Throughout her varied and eclectic filmography, Kriti has never failed to captivate audiences with her mesmerising performances. In celebration of this achievement, we have compiled a selection of her major streaming flicks that highlight her talent and flexibility. These films starring Kriti Sanon showcase her remarkable career and should satisfy any moviegoer's cravings for romance, humour, action, or drama.
Kriti Sanon films to watch on OTT
Heropanti (Disney+ Hotstar)
Heropanti (2014) was a romantic action film that Sabbir Khan directed and Sajid Nadiadwala produced. Prakash Raj has a supporting role in the film, and newcomers Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon play the lead roles. Released on May 23, 2014, the movie, featuring Allu Arjun, is a remake of the 2014 Telugu film Parugu.
An unlikely love story arises in modern India, a country torn between dazzling modernity and deeply ingrained ancient values. The story revolves around the fearless Bablu (Tiger) and the brazen Dimpy (Kriti). Bablu and Dimpy's love might develop despite the horror of a vicious clan and the deadly landscape. Heropanti's protagonists are contemporary youngsters who face internal conflicts as they navigate growing up.
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Dilwale (Netflix)
Dilwale is a romantic action comedy film that Rohit Shetty directed in 2015. Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Pankaj Tripathi, Mukesh Tiwari, and Boman Irani are the main stars of the film, with supporting roles played by Vinod Khanna, Kabir Bedi, and Johnny Lever.
The ones that go unspoken and unrecognised are the worst goodbyes. Despite their animosity against one another for many years, the film depicts Raj (SRK) and Meera's (Kajol) beautiful romance. In this brutal and violent setting, they face the aftermath of brutal family feuds and the effects of their own brutality. Every love story doesn't guarantee a happy ending. Nonetheless, the tale of Raj and Meera proves without a doubt that love is an unstoppable power. Thus, after many years of separation, they reunite only to find out that their respective siblings, Raj's brother Veer (Varun Dhawan) and Meera's sister Ishita (Kriti), have fallen in love with each other.
Bareilly Ki Barfi (Netflix and ZEE5 [OTTplay Premium])
Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari directed the 2017 romantic comedy-drama Bareilly Ki Barfi drawing inspiration from Nicolas Barreau's The Ingredients of Love. In addition to Rajkummar Rao, Kriti Sanon, and Ayushmann Khurrana, the film also has Pankaj Tripathi and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles. Critics met the film with extensive praise upon its premiere.
In the film, Bitti (Kriti) tries to get in touch with an author, Pritam Vidrohi (Rajkummar), whom she has feelings for through Chirag (Ayushmann). The situation becomes hilarious as Chirag develops romantic feelings for Bitti and attempts to win her over.
Luka Chuppi (Netflix and JioCinema)
Laxman Utekar directed the 2019 romantic comedy Luka Chuppi. Starring Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon, the film also has supporting performances by Aparshakti Khurana, Pankaj Tripathi, Vinay Pathak, and Alka Amin. In this Mathura-set drama, a TV reporter and his independent intern live together, leading to mayhem when their respective conventional families mistake them for married.
The film's protagonist is a well-known TV newsreader from a small town. Guddu (Kartik) is an excellent reporter for a Mathura-based local news channel. He falls deeply in love with Rashmi (Kriti), an intern at his workplace. She hails from a political family; her father is a cultural preservationist and an ambitious politician. Rashmi quickly felt the same way. When Guddu rejects his marriage proposal, Rashmi dissuades him from the joys of a live-in relationship. The couple rents a flat in Gwalior. Rashmi and Guddu fake their marriage in an effort to fool a suspicious neighbour. The situation takes a humorous turn when Guddu's parents pay a surprise visit.
Housefull 4 (Disney+ Hotstar)
Farhad Samji directs Housefull 4 a fantasy action comedy film that Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment and Fox Star Studios released in 2019. Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Bobby Deol, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde, and Kriti Kharbanda are among the notable actors who star in the film, which is the fourth part of the Housefull series. Rebirth is a recurring theme in the story, as the nuptials of three sisters and three brothers take place. One brother, however, discovers, through a flashback to a long-ago era, that their present existence has confused their spouses.
Six lovers, separated by plots and vengeance in the era of 1419, reunite in 2019. However, at present, the three boys' sister-in-laws are preparing for marriage, with the sequence of their unions inverted. The three couples making their wedding destination decisions all end up back in Sitamgarh, the starting point, as if by some cosmic coincidence. When it comes time for marriage, will they remember their previous lives, or will they stay with the wrong lovers forever?
Panipat (Netflix)
Ashutosh Gowarikar directed Panipat a 2019 epic battle drama. Featuring Sanjay Dutt, Kriti Sanon, and Arjun Kapoor, it tells the story of the Third Battle of Panipat. In 1761, the events depicted in The Great Betrayal took place as Maratha army commander Sadashiv Rao Bhau Peshwa led his men north of India to fight off an invasion by the Afghan king Ahmad Shah Abdali. Kriti plays Parvati Bai, the wife of Sadashiv Rao Bhau, portrayed by Arjun. At the box office, the film bombed.
Mimi (Netflix and JioCinema)
Laxman Utekar directed, and Dinesh Vijan of Maddock Films produced the 2021 comedy-drama Mimi. This film, which is a remake of the 2011 Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy! stars Kriti Sanon as the titular character, who decides to carry a foreign couple's child during her pregnancy. An ensemble cast includes Sai Tamhankar, Pankaj Tripathi, Evelyn Edwards, Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, and Aidan Whytock. Kriti won Best Actress at the 69th National Film Awards. As the film follows a young actress from a small town who accepts to be a surrogate mother for a couple from out of town, unexpected events unfold.
Bhediya (JioCinema)
Amar Kaushik directed the horror comedy Bhediya which hit theatres in 2022. Dinesh Vijan produced the film, which stars Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, Abhishek Banerjee, Deepak Dobriyal, and Paalin Kabak, based on a screenplay and story by Niren Bhatt. The film's storyline is based on the Arunachal Pradeshi folktale about Yapum, a shapeshifting werewolf who is willing to kill for the cause of protecting the forest. Taking place in the Maddock Supernatural Universe, it is the third installment.
In the Arunachal Pradesh woodland tale Bhediya, a wolf attacks and bites a man named Bhaskar (Varun). There are a lot of surprises, twists, and laughs as Bhaskar and his pals search for answers while he becomes a shape-shifting werewolf. Varun appears in the film opposite Kriti, who portrays Dr. Anya, a veterinarian.
Shehzada (Netflix)
In 2023, Rohit Dhawan helmed the action flick Shehzada. The film, which stars Kartik Aaryan, who made his film production debut, is a remake of the 2020 Telugu-language film Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo. Kriti Sanon, Manisha Koirala, Paresh Rawal, and Ronit Roy play pivotal roles.
Paresh Rawal's character, Valmiki, has despised and ignored Bantu (Kartik) since he was a little boy. After enduring his father's criticism and mistreatment throughout his childhood, Bantu's life takes a dramatic turn when he finds out he was born into a wealthy family's family. Before he learns that the rich Jindal's (Ronit Roy) are his real parents and not Valmiki, his supervisor, Samara (Kriti), is the one who showers him with love and devotion. Bantu chooses to remain hidden from the Jindal family in order to win their love and shield them from danger.
Adipurush (Netflix and Prime Video)
The Hindu epic Ramayana serves as the inspiration for the mythological action film Adipurush which debuted in 2023. Om Raut directs and co-writes the film. The film features Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh, and Devdutta Nage, shot simultaneously in Telugu and Hindi. In this epic tale, Prabhas portrays Raghav, the exiled prince of Ayodhya, who teams up with a monkey army to free his bride Janaki (Kriti) from the evil king Raavan of Lanka (Saif), possessed by ten heads of demons. Upon its public release, Adipurush faced heavy criticism for its storyline, dialogue, and graphics. It turned out to be a financial disaster.
Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (Prime Video)
Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon star in the romantic comedy science fiction film Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya which released earlier this year. Maddock Films and Jio Studios produce the film, while Amit Joshi and Aradhana Sah, making their directorial debuts, write and direct it. Aryan (Shahid) has a hard time finding a compatible life partner. While on official business in the US, he meets the ideal girl, Sifra (Kriti), who is actually a robot, and falls madly in love with her—a love story that turns out to be impossible.
Crew (Netflix)
Rajesh A. Krishnan directs the heist comedy film Crew which stars Tabu, Kareena Kapoor Khan, and Kriti Sanon as the lead flight hostesses, with Kapil Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh providing supporting roles. This film was produced by Balaji Motion Pictures (Digvijay Purohit, Ektaa R. Kapoor) and Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network (Anil Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor). As you cheer on Jasmine (Kareena), Geeta (Tabu), and Divya (Kriti) as they use their wits, charisma, and a touch of chaos to transform their in-flight service into a fantastic chance, this film truly takes robbery and comedy to new heights.
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