Kriti Sanon is an Indian actress who mainly works in Hindi films. She was born on July 27, 1990, in New Delhi. Her father, Rahul Sanon is a chartered accountant and mother Geeta Sanon is a physics professor at the University of Delhi.
Kriti Sanon did her schooling from Delhi Public School and later secured Bachelor of Technology degree in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering from Jaypee Institute of Information Technology, in Noida.
Kriti Sanon made her acting debut in 2014 with the Telugu psychological thriller 1: Nenokkadine. Interestingly, she made her Hindi cinema debut in the same year with Heropanti, which also earned her Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
Kriti Sanon has appeared in a number of commercially successful movies including Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Luka Chuppi (2019), Dilwale (2015), Housefull 4 (2019), and Mimi (2021).
Jewelry brand Giva has withdrawn its controversial Raksha Bandhan advertisement following a massive row over actor Kriti Sanon's outfit and the depiction of tying a rakhi to a pet dog. Critics accused the brand of disrespecting Hindu traditions and questioned the appropriateness of Kriti Sanon's off-white bralette-style blouse. The issue sparked political sparring after Kangana Ranaut targeted the ad, questioning Kriti Sanon's attire. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi backed Kriti Sanon, while other leaders criticized comments on women's clothing as misogynistic. Kriti Sanon responded to critics, stating that the essence of festivals lies in emotions rather than what a woman wears. Giva stated that it holds deep respect for Indian culture and traditions, explaining that the ad intended to celebrate festivals with family and extend that love towards pets without hurting anyone's sentiments. Despite clarifying its intentions, Giva confirmed the withdrawal of the ad across all media platforms to avoid further controversy.
A sharp rise in retail prices for essential commodities, including onions reaching 60 to 65 rupees per kilo and sugar rising near 65 rupees per kilo, has triggered political debate ahead of the festive season. Opposition leaders criticise the government over food inflation, while officials cite global price trends, weather damage, and measures like releasing buffer stocks and imposing stock limits. Simultaneously, student protests escalated at IIT Delhi following the suicide of an MSc physics student, with agitators demanding official resignations, compensation, and an independent inquiry. In Patna, BPSC aspirants demonstrated over alleged paper leaks and recruitment irregularities in the 70th examination. In other news, the body of a 15-year-old boy was recovered from a Jasola drain four days after he fell in while flying a kite. Actor Kriti Sanon addressed online backlash regarding her attire in a holiday commercial. Additionally, the United States administration proposed a USD 103,265 fee on H-1B visa applications and renewals.
Actor Kriti Sanon has responded to online trolls and actor-politician Kangana Ranaut following criticism over her latest Raksha Bandhan advertisement. The commercial sparked backlash on social media regarding Kriti Sanon's modern outfit, featuring an Indo-Western fusion bralette-style blouse, cape, and draped skirt. Critics called the attire inappropriate for a traditional festival. Joining the criticism, BJP MP Kangana Ranaut labeled the concept intentionally creepy on Instagram and questioned celebrating Rakhi in what she termed bikinis or undergarments. In response, Kriti Sanon defended the campaign, directly asking when society will stop dictating what women wear and stating that culture and traditions live in the heart, not in the neckline.
Champions Trophy 2025: It wasn't just her reaction that caught everyone's attention. Several cricket fans on social media pointed out that Faryal Waqar resembled Bollywood actors of the likes of Deepika Padukone and Kriti Sanon.
Kriti Sanon was clicked at the Mumbai airport on September 25. The actor is flying off to Abu Dhabi for IIFA 2024.
Actor Kriti Sanon has returned to Mumbai after a holiday in Greece with rumoured boyfriend Kabir Bahia. The actor was clicked at Mumbai airport on Tuesday, August 6.
Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon were in Varanasi for Manish Malhotra's fashion show. During their visit, the actor offered prayers at the Vishwanath Dham via the Ganga ghats.
It was a rather starry affair with VVIPs and celebs at Diljit Dosanjh's Mumbai concert on April 13. Isha Ambani's husband Anand Piramal arrived, surrounded by an entourage of security. Apart from him, Tamannaah Bhatia-Vijay Varma, Rajkummar Rao-Patralekhaa, Arpita Khan Sharma, Shura Khan, Iulia Vantur, Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Sanon with sister Nupur Sanon, Ram Kapoor-Gautami Kapoor, Munawar Faruqui, Avneet Kaur, Maniesh Paul, Tejasswi Prakash-Karan Kundrra, Boney Kapoor, and others were present at the event.
Kriti Sanon recently spoke about working with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Tabu in 'Crew'. During a promotional event for her upcoming film, Kriti stated that she 'had a blast' working with the two actors.
Bollywood actor Kriti Sanon turned showstopper for Skechers at Day 3 of Lakme Fashion Week 2024.
India Today Conclave Mumbai 2023: Kriti Sanon was a speaker on Day 2 of the Conclave and she addressed the session titled Woman on Top: The Outsider on surviving and thriving in Bollywood. She spoke about her success, National Award, doing actions sequence in 'Ganapath' and more.
Kriti Sanon is the talk of the town after she shared the National Award for Best Actress for 'Mimi', along with Alia Bhatt. Speaking to India Today, Kriti said that the feeling is still sinking in, if she is now aiming for the Oscars and the bechmarks that she will set for herself, hereon. Watch this space for all the information.
Many Bollywood celebs wished for successful landing of Chandryaan-3's landing on moon. The list includes Kriti Sanon, Dipika Chikhlia, Rakul Preet Singh and Ishwak Singh, among others.
The film, directed by Om Raut and fronted by Prabhas and Kriti Sanon, has come under attack for its dialogue, colloquial language and representation of characters of the Ramayana.
Fans vandalised a theatre in Telengana after there was a delay in the screening of Prabas-starrer Adipurush. A complaint has also been registered.
On Adipurush's release day, ardent Prabhas fans thrashed a youngster who called it a bad film. Directed by Om Raut, the film opened to poor reviews due to its VFX.
Bhediya actors Varun Dhawan, Kriti Sanon, and Abhishek Banerjee along with director Amar Kaushik opened up about their upcoming film.
In this latest episode of India Today India Tomorrow, consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to actor Kriti Sanon's mother Geeta Sanon, where the latter revealed the reason why she refused Kriti to do Karan Johar’s Lust Stories. Geeta Sanon, Kriti’s mother, didn’t want the actress to do Karan Johar’s Lust Stories based on female orgasm as she thought it was a little early to do such kinds of roles. Also, Kriti said that her mother was apprehensive of the role as it was a short film.
The first teaser of Adipurush featuring Prabhas, Saif Ali Khan, Kriti Sanon and Sunny Singh has sparked a controversy, with the right wing group now demanding a ban on the movie. The right wing group criticised the portrayal of Hindu deities in the movie Adipurush.
