We had almost gone on floors and the films did not happen: Kritika Kam

NEW DELHI: Well-known to Hindi
television viewers as Arohi of Kitani
Mohabbat Hai and Nidhi of Kuch Toh
Log Kahenge, actress Kritika Kamra is
now taking the Bollywood plunge with
Mitron. She says she has been on the
verge of making a film debut a couple
of times, but somehow things didn't
work out then.
Set in a Gujarati milieu, Mitron also
features Jackky Bhagnani, and is a
slice-of-life film directed by Nitin
Kakkar of Filmistaan fame. It is a
remake of the Telugu film Pelli
Choopulu.
Is Mitron the kind of launchpad Kritika
hoped for?
"Can I be honest? I have been close to
making a debut a few times in the past
now. I had signed things, we had
almost gone on floors and the films
did not happen... Sometimes the film
did not take off... And they were all,
according to me, logical decisions. I
was very cautious that I wanted to do
a film with a good director, with a
great script, with a production house
wherein you would know the film
won't get canned... But I found that
even films with big studios sometimes
don't literally take off.
"But I had my own journey, and when
I got to do this film Mitron, it
happened very fast. I signed the film
and in 15 days we were shooting.
There was prepping up, reading... I
was so engrossed in that process. But
now when I look back, I am very
grateful that this happened to be my
first film because I can very proudly
say that I am doing a film I believe in,"
Kritika said.
The film's colourful poster features
three men and Kritika.
"Films are very male-centric unlike TV,
which is very female-centric, but even
in a male-centric medium, I am getting
to do a very good female part. So I am
really happy that my film debut is this
('Mitron')," said the actress, who was
also loved for her role as Ananya in
Reporters.
After years of dabbling in the television
industry, Kritika was happy to land an
"important" role in a film as
"refreshingly real" as Mitron, which
was shot in Ahmedabad.
"There's attention to detail, which I
was creatively very happy about," she
said of the movie, which she describes
as being more about friendship and
companionship.
From the look of it, the movie caters to
the youth.
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"Young people will be able to relate to
the film and I play a very relatable
youth character. She is a woman of
today, independent, ambitious... A
woman who wants to do a lot with
her life and she is well-educated," said
Kritika, who is glad that it's not a
"hardcore potboiler" and is instead
reflective of "stories of real people".
What about TV projects as of now?
"Not right now... I was busy doing this
film, and I want to wait to see how
this unfolds for me. I want to be a part
of the promotions... I have done a lot
of TV, and I have been able to do some
short films... This is my first project in
the film space, and I am excited."

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