Kriti Sanon has reacted to being labeled the “female Aamir Khan” for acquiring weight in order to play Mimi justice. For her role in the film, Kriti gained 15 pounds.

Mimi is a Hindi version of Samroudhhi Porey’s National Award-winning Marathi film Mala Aai Vhhaychy!, which was released earlier this year (2011).

Pankaj Tripathi, Manoj Pahwa, Sai Tamhankar, and Supriya Pathak star in the film, which is directed by Laxman Utekar. The storey follows a young woman who decides to become a surrogate mother in order to make some quick cash, but life has other plans for her.

During an interaction with India Today, Kriti Sanon was asked if she can be called ‘female Aamir Khan’. She said, “Nahi nahi itna zyada pressure mat dijiye. Aamir Khan sir ko touch karna bohot door ki baat hain (No, no, don’t put me under so much pressure. It’s a long way to being compared with Aamir Khan).”

She added, “But yes main itna bol sakti hoon ki jab aap itna mehnat karte hain, aur itna passion se ek character ko jeete hain…aur jab woh bohot saraya jaata hain…jab log aapke kaam ko dekte hai..tab wo satisfaction aata hain (But I can say that when people appreciate you for a character which you have essayed with passion, there’s a feeling of satisfaction).”

Earlier in August, Kriti had shared a clip of herself working out. She had captioned the post, “While putting on 15 kgs for Mimi was a challenge, losing those kilos wasn’t easy for Chubby Sanon either! and… I had kept Param Sundari for later so I have the motivation to get back in shape!”