Kriti Sanon on 'Do Patti' co-star FIRST TAKE Kajol: Finally I got to do some meaty scenes together

Bollywood star Kriti Sanon says she was thrilled to finally share significant screen time with senior actor Kajol in her upcoming movie "Do Patti". The mystery thriller film, which also marks Kriti's production debut, features her in a dual role alongside Kajol. It is their second collaboration after "Dilwale" in 2015. The actor said she was glad to share some "meaty scenes" with Kajol, something they couldn't do when they worked on "Dilwale", which was directed by Rohit Shetty and also starred Shah Rukh Khan and Varun Dhawan. "I was excited that finally, I will get to do some meaty scenes with her which I didn't get during 'Dilwale'. I feel she's just getting better and better in the way she looks and the way she is just on set. "I love that it's always collaborative and we're discussing the scene and she's really involved, whether it is helping you here and there or also patting on your back, which means a lot coming from her. I had a blast and was like, 'Oh my God, I'm finally getting to do this'," Kriti told PTI in an interview.

Kajol said she couldn't get to know Kriti during the making of "Dilwale" as they didn't have too many scenes together. "This w a s quite a welcome surprise. She has definitely grown and you can see that from 'Dilwale' to here, it's been quite a journey picking up a National Award along the way as well. So, it's been a wonderful experience to watch that," the actor said. Written by Kanika Dhillon and directed by debutant Shashanka Chaturvedi, "Do Patti" revolves around twin sisters and a determined police inspector (played by Kajol) who is investigating a case of an attempted murder in the fictional town of Devipur, Uttarakhand. Kriti said Kajol's cop character serves as the "moral compass" of the story and through her eyes, the mystery gets unravelled.

"She's the one sort of narrating this story and through her you get to know bits and parts of the story. It's like this really strong character. I feel like she comes with so much of gravity and just credibility, the performer that she is," she added. Asked why it took her a long time to play a cop on screen, Kajol said she was waiting for the right project to come along. "I have been offered cop roles before, but I always felt it was not something that could be taken lightly. It had to be a really good script for me to accept it.

"Somehow, something just didn't gel right. Sometimes the script was not good enough, or the director and producer were not great. I felt that if I'm doing something, then I have to do it well, and put in your 300 per cent...So, yes, I did take a long time to do it and I felt that the script was the right one for it," Kajol said.