‘I remember bunking college’: Kriti Sanon on watching Jab We Met 3 times in theatres. How Kareena Kapoor’s Geet became her audition inspiration

Kriti Sanon is making the headlines off late. The actress has lent her voice to the Hindi-dubbed version of the Hollywood supernatural thriller Obsession, starring Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston in the lead. Meanwhile, Kriti’s Bhediya co-star Varun Dhawan will be voicing Michael’s character, Bear. Obsession is set to premiere on JioHotstar today, October 30. Kriti also recently attended Kareena Kapoor’s podcast, What Women Want, hosted by Mirchi Plus, where the actress talked about her love for Kareena and how she watched Jab We Met (2007) 3 times in the theatres.

Kriti Sanon on her admiration for Kareena Kapoor

Kriti, in the candid conversation, admitted that Kareena was her ‘girl crush’ even as a child. The actress noted that back then she had no plans of entering the world of glitz and glam. However, she bunked college just to watch Jab We Met with her friends.

When Kriti stated that it was rare for her to watch a film so many times, Kareena quipped whether Jab We Met inspired her to become an actress. The Mimi actress then recalled that such was her fate that she had to give auditions on Jab We Met’s intro scene, featuring Kareena’s character Geet.


Jab We Met, hailed as one of Imtiaz Ali’s iconic rom-coms, was released in 2007. Shahid Kapoor was paired opposite Kareena in the movie, with Dara Singh Randhawa, Pawan Malhotra, Kiran Juneja, Divya Seth Shah and Saumya Tandon in supporting roles. Kareena’s bubbly, feisty, and high-spirited character, Geet, became an instant sensation.

Kriti Sanon on working with Kareena Kapoor in The Crew

During the same conversation, Kriti added that from fangirling over Kareena to working with her in the 2024 comedy drama The Crew, it was a ‘surreal’ experience. The actress said that for the first few days on the set, she had to pinch herself as a reminder that she was actually working with Kareena.

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The Crew, directed by Rajesh A. Krishnan, also starred Tabu in a prominent role. The movie centres around 3 fearless flight attendants who get trapped in a gold smuggling ring. Diljit Dosanjh, Kapil Sharma, Saswata Chatterjee and Rajesh Sharma were also part of the project.