India, Oct. 26 -- Actor Kriti Sanon, speaking on an episode of “What Women Want” with host Kareena Kapoor, said she was tired of playing “good girl” roles early in her career and found it “refreshing” that more realistic parts for women are now being written. The report was updated on Oct. 26, 2026, at 08:30:31 IST.
Comments on early-career roles
Sanon said that when she was new to the industry, she had to choose “the best out of the few things” offered to her in terms of characters.
She described how female roles were often framed, saying:
* “For a very long time, it was like the good girl.”
* “For a long time, the woman is seen from the male gaze.”
* “Which is ‘sati savitri’ (good girl), coy, shy, one who has to be saved from the hool...