Srinidhi Shetty reflects on KGF franchise success, reveals film with Kiccha Sudeep is ‘on hold’: ‘I don’t carry the baggage’

In an exclusive interview, actress Srinidhi Shetty, who wll be seen next in Nani-starrer HIT 3, spoke about how she dealt with the success of KGF.

Written by Nawaz Javed Kochra

Mumbai | April 24, 2025 06:13 PM IST

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Srinidhi Shetty will be seen next in HIT 3. (Photo: Srindihi Shetty/Instagram)

Actress Srinidhi Shetty is gearing up for the release of HIT 3, which marks her Telugu debut. Since her breakout role in the 2018 film KGF: Chapter 1, she has appeared in only three films. In an interview with SCREEN, Srinidhi opened up about her approach to choosing roles and also reflected on the phenomenal success of the KGF franchise.

Sharing why she has been so choosy with her projects, Srinidhi explained, “It comes from a very honest space. But, yes, my family and friends were not very happy that I was not taking up many movies, so that pressure was there. If my heart is not in something, I cannot do it. That also happened at the beginning of my career. I was working in an IT firm. It was for the sake of getting a monthly pay cheque, but my heart wasn’t in it. For a middle-class family girl to just quit everything without any backing and so many loans, if I have to do what my heart wills, it takes some amount of belief, and there is no logical understanding there. So, if I like a film and the team, I do it. It didn’t work out for me in the last two and a half years, but I am glad things fell into place with this one.”

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Talking about KGF and how her life changed with the franchise, Srinidhi said, “I am very grateful for KGF. I was a part of KGF, but Prashant had created that world, and Yash was the face of it. I happened to be a part of it and got fame and brand name. But once I am done with something, I don’t carry the baggage. Yes, it is my first film and that will always be very special, but I don’t carry KGF’s weight with me and walk. I don’t gloat about my previous glory.”

When asked about an update on her next film with Kiccha Sudeep, Srinidhi said, “It was a Tamil production with Sathya Jyothi Films. It is right now a little bit on hold. We are waiting for an update from the production house.” Srinidhi added that she is open to working in Bollywood if the right script comes her way.

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HIT 3 will release in theaters on May 1, 2025.

Nawaz Javed Kochra

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