Mumbai, July 15 (IANS)| Actress Kriti Sanon says she chose a realistic approach depicting different stages of pregnancy in the upcoming film “Mimi”. Kriti recalled that “Due to good metabolism, I can always eat whatever I want. That’s why it was not easy for me to gain weight in kilos. To gain weight, I have to eat more and more breakfast, food, sweets, etc. lay down.”
The actress further added, “Every two hours, I used to have some snack or the other even when I was not hungry. After a while, just seeing junk food made me feel weird. I didn’t feel like doing any kind of exercise including yoga. was also not allowed, which made me feel really unfit.” ‘Mimi’ director Laxman Utekar said, “There is a difference between playing a character and becoming a character. Kriti has taken a deep dive in this role and it is really visible.”
Utekar said that very few actors put the purity of their craft above their stardom. Kriti is an artist earlier and knew that Mimi would ask her to cross the line. It is a performance born out of hard work and dedication. Kriti further added that she knew she could burn those calories later, but it was the need of the hour to immerse herself in her character. ‘Mimi’ also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Sai Tamhankar, Supriya Pathak and Manoj Pahwa. The film will stream on Jio Cinema and Netflix from July 30.