With great roles, comes great responsibility. Kriti Sanon is aware that all eyes are on her as she portrays the role of Sita, one of the most revered characters of Ramayana, in the magnum opus, Adipurush. “I am overwhelmed and grateful that I am playing such an iconic character. The role comes with a lot of pressure because we don’t want to [portray] anything that is not [true to] the part. People’s sentiments are attached to the character,” she begins. The Om Raut-directed spectacle features South sensation Prabhas in the titular role with Saif Ali Khan essaying the role of Raavan. 

The bilingual marks Sanon’s second period drama after Ashutosh Gowariker’s Panipat (2019). Noting that being authentic to the story is half the battle won, she says, “When you’re telling a story that is not set in today’s times, you have to keep a check on your body language and dialogue delivery. With Om, I am in safe hands. I like his clarity on the film, and he is technically sound. This is the first time I am shooting a film that demands such extensive chroma work. It is a pan-India film, so I had to work on my Telugu.”

If the film offers her a role of a lifetime, it also sees her team up with Prabhas. The Baahubali star is known to be a man of few words, so, it’s surprising when she quips that he talks nineteen to the dozen. “When I first met him, I thought he was shy, but once we started chatting, we were unstoppable. He is a foodie, and loves feeding his co-stars,” laughs Sanon, the ambassador for Breezer Vivid Shuffle.

Over the next few months, she will be time-travelling, going from the golden days of Ramayana to the universe of horror comedy Bhediya. “I have four days’ work here, post which I will head to Arunachal Pradesh for Bhediya for 15 days, and follow it up with another schedule of Adipurush. I have dedicated March, April and May to the two films.”