India, June 25 -- Deepika Padukone's Veronica was the star of Cocktail (2012). Her role was so influential in the film that Saif Ali Khan recently revealed that many male actors refused to star opposite her for fear of being overshadowed. Kriti Sanon plays Ally in Cocktail 2, a character who exudes a similar energy to Veronica-carefree, unhinged, disruptive, yet deeply emotional. The comparisons between the two characters were unavoidable, and Kriti recently admitted that she knew that going into the film.

In a recent interaction with Filmfare, Kriti spoke about being compared to Deepika and how she didn't let that come in the way of playing Ally honestly.

She said, "Do I expect it? Yes, I do. It's kind of obvious, as I'm doing a film w...