After taking part in the lead roles in Shaadi Mein Zaroori Aana and Veere Di Wedding, Kriti Kharbanda is again with yet one more wedding-centric movie, 14 Phere. The film, additionally starring Vikrant Massey, Gauahar Khan and Jameel Khan, is streaming on ZEE5.
“I don’t know if I am attracting it or shaadi is attracting me,” Kriti advised indianexpress.com on the sidelines of the promotion of her movie. She added, “Whatever it is, I hope it keeps going on like this as it has proven lucky for me. Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana was a small film, but it’s unreal how many people know about it.”
Kriti Kharbanda, who has been courting actor Pulkit Samrat, nonetheless refused to expose any particulars about her personal marriage ceremony. “It’s a very personal decision, and I will leave it at the fact that when it happens, everyone will get to know about it.”
Given her final two outings, Veere Di Wedding and Taish, starred boyfriend Pulkit Samrat, we questioned if Kriti Kharbanda missed having him round on the set of 14 Phere. With fun, the actor mentioned, “Not really. I was missing being on set, so honestly, I didn’t miss anyone while working. I was just too happy. As for Pulkit, I think he is always with me in more ways than one. And I think he is the reason I am much calmer with my work today.”
Talking about 14 Phere, Kriti mentioned that she took up the movie primarily for the script, other than the best way her character Aditi was written. “A film becomes successful due to teamwork. It might be okay to have a character slightly lesser than this, but the script overall needs to be well. I just fell in love with the characters and genuinely wanted to know what will happen in their lives. That made my decision-making process quite easy,” she mentioned.
While 14 Phere talks in regards to the critical topic of caste variations in relationships, it has a humorous tackle it, because the lovers plot two marriages to not face their household’s wrath. Sharing that vital topics may be advised in a lightweight method, Kriti mentioned, “I hope the audiences get that message. We don’t want to change the point of view of the world with 14 Phere. We just want to bring to the fore both sides. And if we are able to bring humour along with that, nothing like it. We are not trying to change the world but maybe change one heart at least.”
The movie marks the primary collaboration between Kriti Kharbanda and Vikrant Massey. And the actor has solely great issues to say about her co-star. “He is a powerhouse of talent. We really worked hard together, and I think that has translated well on screen. I loved working with him and am so happy people like our pairing and chemistry. I would give him a lot of credit for our performance, and if I don’t get good reviews, I will blame Vikrant also,” she concluded with fun.
14 Phere is streaming on ZEE5.