Asked if she wants to play a protagonist in a female-centric film, Kriti said, “Honestly, I do not want to indulge in a woman-centric film just now. I am not as famous as I wish to be and therefore, I do not have the ability to pull the crowd to the theatre.

“Yes, if you are asking as an artiste, with a good story, it is a lucrative thing to act in a woman-centric film. Having said that, I cannot let my producer suffer because of my creative satisfaction,” she said.

However, she added: “I think in the south I can do it, especially in the Kannada film industry. I am popular enough to do a woman-centric film there.”

Born and brought up in Delhi, Kriti moved to Bengaluru after finishing her high school. She had a stint as a model before debuting as an actress in a Telugu film. The actress entered Bollywood with “Guest Iin London”.

She is happy about having worked with Rajkummar — a National Award-winning actor — in “Shaadi Mein Zaroor Aana”, which is releasing on Friday.

“I think I have learnt how to be a good co-actor because he is really the one. I heard people saying how in a Rajkummar Rao film, people only watch him in the frame and he could overshadow others. But I must say, he is such a good co-actor who always lets you act your best, because acting also has a lot depending on reacting,” said Kriti.

“I want to work with Sriram Raghavan, Imtiaz Ali, Karan Johar and of course any other director who is offering a great role to play in a film. And when it comes to heroes, whether it is Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh or Ranbir Kapoor — everyone is different and working with each of them, I will get a chance to embrace some of their qualities. So I would love to work with all of them,” she said.