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You've done so much, and I've been
thinking, where should I start this

conversation from? But let's start with
your first, love if I may, movies.

You've done some big banner films, and
you've done some films with very

meaningful and serious roles for women.

Would you like to do more of that? Do
you think there's enough being done to

represent women and to represent she
-shakti in our films?

I feel like things are...

You know, from the time I started, I
really feel like things have been

for good.

So yeah, a lot more really, really meaty
roles have been written for women now.

A lot many films led by women are being
written.

A lot many, as you said, meaningful
films and roles and content has been

written. So I'm glad I've had the
opportunity to do some of them.

I always feel as an actor, you can't
just be one thing.

You know, you have to sort of entertain
all kinds of audiences. You have to do

all kinds of genres.

You have to have fun with the acting
part of it and do all kinds of roles.

And I've never been someone who wanted
to just be put in a box.

I don't want to be like, oh, if it's her
film, then it must be this kind of a

film. I want to surprise the audiences.
I want to surprise myself every time I

choose something.

Also, I kind of can get bored very
easily. So I want to every time do

different.

So yeah, I think it's always going to be
a mixed bag of the films.

But with that, I also know the value
that I get on the table as an actor. And

know that I'm also very hungry. So even
if it's a big banner film, I want to

still make a mark.

So I need that from the character.

I don't think it's possible to put you
in a box. You've experimented and how.

The other topic, and you were talking
about the gender pay gap, and it's

everywhere, including in the film
industry.

As someone who is in the top rung now,
how do you deal with that? How do you

to address that?

Actually, you know, considering all the
other industries, I don't understand why

the pay parity is there.

Because for a certain kind of role,
certain kind of job, whether you're a

or a female, it shouldn't matter. And,
you know, the pay should be same.

In the films, yes, we've been having
this conversation for a very, very long

time. And trust me, it pinches us more
than anyone else.

The huge gap in the payment of a male
and a female actor.

But I feel like it's a circle because I
feel that...

The fee of any actor is sort of related
to how many audiences can you pull into

the theatre on your name on day one.

Unfortunately, there are very few films
that are, much fewer films, I would say,

that are led by women than men.

Even if it's a film led by a woman, I
feel it's not scaled at the same

budget as...

you know, a film that is led by a man
would be.

But that's also because the producers
are scared that it's not going to get as

much money back.

So I think it's a circle where, you
know, the female lead films don't end up

making as much money as the male lead
films.

And then it is like, oh, you know,
that's why his fee is more and her fee

less. So I feel like it's changing
slowly.

I like the fact that

Films working is no longer dependent on
male or female. It's dependent on

content.

When a film led by three women crew
ended up working and entertaining

it gave me hope.

It felt like, okay, you know, when it's
a female -led film, it doesn't

necessarily have to be a serious
subject. You can also have fun. You can

entertain people. You can also, you
know, have these big locations and have

budget. And I feel that things will
change only when some people,

the producers obviously, have the heart
to take the

risk. Take risk on the subject, not
who's leading it.

So I feel like when there are more
producers who put in that much money on

female -led film, be confident of the
content, you know, and it will get the

money back and things will change then.

So it's a slow process, but yeah, it's
possible.

I think this is a message for filmmakers
and producers.

Make big bets on women and the audience.

Absolutely, yes.

Speaking of bets, you've made many
yourself. You started off with

then you became an actor, now you're an
entrepreneur. What is it that keeps you

going? Is it just a risk -taking
appetite or is it because, like you

get bored and you want to do something
else?

Yeah, I feel like I want to do something
different, something new, you know,

keep my...

sort of that inner child alive who wants
to learn something new.

I didn't know how to act. I didn't know
if I could act.

It's something that I've learned on the
job. I discovered a passion for it and I

kind of played on it and I, you know,
tried to get better with every film.

Same goes for, you know, being an
entrepreneur.

It started with just being passionate
about skincare, not really realizing

I could start a brand. It was just, I
was just so obsessed with skincare that

was ordering products left, right,
center, and I was hoarding products at

That too in COVID.

And I, being an engineer, I kind of go
so into something when I really, really,

you know, like it. So I was like reading
ingredients, getting to the science

behind it.

And then I was also simultaneously
finding myself ordering from abroad, you

know, and I was like, why?

Like, I feel like there's a gap in the
market where why am I supposed to have

like one niacinamide serum and then one
vitamin C and then one this and one

hyaluronic acid? Why can't things that
help you in one problem be put in one

bottle, you know?

Why can't my SPF also hydrate me? Why do
I need a moisturizer?

So I like... I want to keep life
simpler. I like, people want to do like

fast. So this I felt like was a gap
where quality and also affordability,

know, especially in India, Indian skin
being so different.

And I felt like I wanted to create
something that I could also use and that

girl living in Patparganj in Delhi could
also use.

But how do you see women leading
businesses, especially in the beauty

And there are a lot of very promising
brands and entrepreneurs who are being

talked about.

You are, of course, one of them. And
your brand is doing very well. It's

about 400 crore rupees in just two
years. So that's fantastic.

But this is an interesting space to be
in.

Absolutely. And I feel like women have
this problem -solving attitude.

You know, we see a problem, we find a
solution to it. We never look at a

as just a problem. The moment we see any
problem, we're like, how can we solve

it? You know, we have this attitude, we
have this ability.

And I feel like that is so important in
being an entrepreneur.

I feel like you've got to be able to
find solutions to any roadblock, to any

problem that comes in. And you always
have to have the patience and the drive

keep going.

And yeah, I'm really, really happy that
so many women are actually doing so well

in this field and many more. Women can
also spot a problem and that's also what

you need to be an entrepreneur because
you have to solve something. And they

should be able to take criticism, you
know. It's very important to take

in anything.

Like I feel...

In our brand also, when we launched, of
course, you can't be perfect all the

time. You have to know that you're
human.

And it's okay. And I love it when
someone gives me feedback that I didn't

this. I really, really like it. Because
that's the only way to make your product

better. And I feel like, you know, we
launched two years back. We started with

three products.

And, of course, we were also a little
cautious.

There was a serum that we kind of, you
know.

put some ingredients in, but we didn't
increase the percentage because we were

scared how would it react to people's
skin.

And we got so much of feedback after
that on our sunscreen, on our serum.

And we have actually taken all the
feedback, made the product better and

back with a reformulated product instead
of saying that we made it good, you

didn't understand.

So I think that's not the attitude.

I think it is, you have to be good
listeners. Women are also good

also feel.

You have to be good listeners, you have
to take feedback and you have to work on

it and get back better.

So yeah, probably that's the reason why
women are doing well.

On the listener part, did you notice the
radio silence?

Yeah, good listeners, you know. There's
no like chitter -chatter happening, you

know what I mean?

Yeah, right.

No, so you sound like you're pretty
hands -on as an entrepreneur. And of

you're doing very well as an actor. And
you must have a very good ability to

manage time to be able to do both these
things fabulously.

Is that something that you're good at?
Okay, as much as time management is not

my strongest point, I would say.

But I've realized that when you're
really passionate about something, that

comes.

You know, when otherwise I would be
really, really bad at time management,

always 15 minutes late.

It is like punctually late by 15
minutes.

But when it comes to things that I'm
really passionate about, I'm there. You

know, and I know that. So I feel when it
comes to hyphen and, you know, my

acting work, I don't even get to know
how I divide the time. It just happens.

When I finish my day of shoot, I come
back. My group of hyphen ends up getting

messages at like between 11 and 1 at
night.

So suddenly their phones are like
pinging at night because I'm done with

actor's job and now I'm there.

I go back home, I see samples of the
products that, you know, we want to

I'm trying that out with my night
skincare routine.

I give my feedback. If I'm traveling
somewhere, I find a way for the products

reach me somehow.

Even on a holiday, I have done Zoom
calls, product calls, marketing calls.

think you find a way when you're really
passionate about something and you know

it's important because it's important to
you.

You've also invested in property. You've
recently invested in one of the most

expensive penthouses in Bandra.

Kudos to you for doing that.

But what does real estate mean to you as
a woman? Is it just about security?

Is it about independence?

Or is it just a lifestyle choice?

Firstly, the news travels so fast. It's
not even been a week.

Like, seriously. You're in the business
of dash, dash, dash. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It really travels fast with like all
numbers out and all. I'm like, what's

on? I just signed it.

But yeah, real estate, I feel, you know,
it's such a debate. Like people keep

telling me, in this day and age,
investing in a property is not cool.

it doesn't, the math doesn't, you know,
it doesn't calculate well.

Staying on rent is better. You should
always stay on rent.

And honestly, I've been staying on rent
since, even though I have.

a property.

But when my parents moved to Mumbai with
me, I kind of realized I needed a

bigger space. And then I started staying
on rent because I was like, yeah, it

makes more sense.

But sometimes I feel like stability is
very important.

You know, you need to, like, I don't
like, I like a home being home. I don't

like changing my home again and again.

Especially with parents, I feel that
stability is very important.

And for me, buying a house, I actually
have a manifestation

book, you know, a notebook where I write
like what I really want to do, what I

want to achieve. It could be different
things. It could also be traveling to a

particular place or whatever.

And I have written there that I want to,
actually I have written I want to own a

bungalow with a garden where my mom and
dad can have chai. Because my mom very

long back told me I want to have chai in
a garden in a bungalow.

Now, in Mumbai, honestly, bungalow is
very, like, it's impossible.

It's, like, very, very difficult.

So, yeah, for now, this is a version of
the bungalow.

At least it has a garden. That was one
of my main things, that it needs to have

a little bit of a garden, at least for
them to sit and have chai.

So, yeah, it's my dream, which I've pick
-marked, and I'm proud of it, and I'm

happy that it's finally happened.

I think that's fantastic.

I think...

Financial independence and stability is
what women should aim for. And having a

house has a whole different kick. Yeah.

Whole different feeling to it. And, you
know, home is home, yeah. It needs to

feel like home.

The other thing I want you to talk
about, Chrissy, because you're such a

model, is fitness.

And in our society in particular, but
women in general tend to...

not focus on themselves, their time,
their physical health, their mental

You focus on fitness a lot for your
roles and otherwise. So what would you

to tell them? Why is this so important?

Firstly, I completely agree with you. I
feel like women don't focus on

themselves. I feel they put themselves
last.

It's everyone else first and then them.

And this attitude genuinely needs to
change because unless and until you're

happy, you're healthy, you're in your
best shape, you cannot help or make

else's life better.

So it's very important and as you age,
it's just equally important to start

really giving yourself time, whether
it's your body or your mind, whether

whatever works for you, any form of
workout.

It could be just a walk. It could be
yoga. It could be meditation.

That's definitely not a workout. That's
mental health.

So it's very, very important. I keep
telling my mom also, it's very hard to

her sometimes.

You know, and your body is your
instrument. If tomorrow some part stops

it's going to completely change your
life.

So you have to make sure that you keep
all the parts moving.

They need to be moving.

I keep pushing my mom and sometimes I
become a monitor and the...

monitor of the house where I'm like,
send me 10 ,000 steps today.

You know, like, and she, there was a
time she actually used to send me, now

she's stopped.

So, yeah, I'm still trying to motivate
her and push her to do any form of, like

walking. I think we've all stopped
walking in general.

You mentioned feedback and in this day
and age with social media, with so much

communication and comments and with your
very, very public

How do you deal with what happens on
social media and the kind of barrage of

comments that I'm sure you get, the kind
of feedback that you get, good, bad,

ugly, all of it? Does it bother you?
Does it affect you personally? Or do you

say that this comes with a role and,
yeah, well, haters will be haters. Let's

move on.

Yeah, I think the last bit.

I don't actually, I don't pay heed at
all to comments and what people are

because I feel like I feel like
someone's taking their own life on

you know, so I don't really take it
seriously.

I feel that if I don't know you, am I
really going to respond to what you say

you say something nasty to me? No.

So no, I don't. I feel social media, I
try and use it for the good part of it,

which is I like connecting with my fans.
I like connecting with people beyond

just them.

So it's nice to just have a constant
connection with your fans.

you know, the social media platform.

But other than that, I feel like no
one's really going to remember you for

social media, you know. But, you know,
is there pressure to be always perfect?

Because these days, film stars are
clicked everywhere, going into a gym,

out of a gym, going to a salon, going
into an airport. Like, you know, when it

all started, I think, yeah, everyone was
like, oh, no, no, no, I'm going to, if

paps are there, I need to be looking
perfect. But I think beyond the point,

we're used to it.

So now it doesn't really matter much.
Now it's okay. Like you move around like

you move around. I think it's very
difficult to fake it for very long. And

life, you can't. Like we're already
doing so much on screen.

You're being a completely different
person. So if in life also you're a

different person, it's just, it's too
much work.

Nobody's paying you for that.

So I think I like, actually I really,
really like keeping my social media

I don't ever...

So many times, you know, we have our
digital team and they'll be like, oh, ma

'am, this song is trending.

And I'm like, but I don't like it.

So you have to be very you, I think.

Otherwise, everyone's going to end up
being the same on social media. People

losing identities, you know, I feel.

And that's so important to just be you.

I feel I use social media like a tool.
For me, it's not a destination at all.

I feel people, I want people to remember
me for my work.

You know, so that is my main focus. Of
course, social media is an added tool

where I can connect with them. But no
one's going to remember what I post, you

know, after like two years. So, yeah. I
think that's a very healthy approach and

good advice for everyone who is on
social media.

What advice do you have for young women,
especially those who want to break

barriers, who want to make a career in
films or otherwise? And you've done

remarkably well for somebody who was an
outsider in an industry which is

infamous for being tough.

on outsiders.

You've really shattered feelings and
how.

So what do you want to tell them?

I just feel like it all starts with your
why.

Why do you want to do what you want to
do? You want to be an actor? Why do you

want to be an actor? So you need to know
your why.

You need to really be passionate about
it and there is no shortcut.

Nothing comes easy. There are no free
lunches.

You have to work hard towards it.

And what is also very, very important is
not to give up because there will be,

especially when you don't come from a
film background, no one's giving you

anything on a platter.

There will be so many people, you know,
telling you why it's too big a dream,

why it can't happen, why, you know,
contact is needed, connections are

or what is wrong with you, you know,
you're too short, you're too tall,

too thin, you're not, you know, in the
right shape, whatever.

I feel people are going to tell you
what's wrong with you. No one's really

to tell you that you can do it other
than you.

So I feel you really need to be very,
very driven, passionate

and patient.

Because it will come when the time is
right. But you have to keep working on

yourself. I think that's what's the most
important thing. The years that you get

before you crack that film.

And don't feel like, oh, my God, it's
taking so long. Just have a different

approach. Maybe it's taking so long
because you need that time to work on

get better.

So it will happen when the time is
right. I promise you that. But you have

at it.

Sounds so simple but so hard to follow.
I know we are pressed for time.

Quick rapid fire.

Okay. I'll try and be as rapid as I can.
Yes. One thing you can't live without.

My family.

I can't live without it. First big
purchase you made with your own money?

First big purchase, I think first big
one was a car that I bought, which was

a second -handed car at that point.

Yeah, it was a second -hand car. It was
a second -hand car in Mumbai when I was

staying alone and I had, my father also
moved back to Delhi, so I needed to

like drive myself and I...

Yes, that was the most expensive initial
purchase.

Real estate or startups, what excites
you more today?

Startups.

One misconception people have about
Kriti Sanan, that she doesn't eat

She is always on a diet.

You know, I think a lot of people, when
they see me, they are like, please, you

don't eat anything.

No, I am a full Punjabi. I love food.

I live to eat. I don't eat to live. So,
that's the difference. So, yeah.

I don't know how you manage that, but
yeah.

She shook her head like she doesn't
believe me at all.

But yeah.

I mean, touch wood, I'm blessed with
good metabolism, which I know is going

go off with age.

But till I can enjoy it, I will. You
should. Thank you so much.

Thank you so much for being so candid,
so forthright, and for inspiring so many

people, Priti. Thank you so much. Thank
you.

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