India, Dec. 5 -- One can hear the joy in her voice. Kriti Sanon is riding a wave of acclaim-both from the box office and the love pouring in for Tere Ishk Mein (TIM). With Cocktail 2 and Don 3 up next, she's clearly in a strong season. Excerpts from a conversation:

It's extremely overwhelming. The film has received so much love. I, as an actor, have received so much love. It's rare for a film to get great reviews, critical acclaim for performances, and strong box office numbers. I'm getting all of it at the same time. I couldn't have asked for more.

Very refreshing. When I read the film, on paper Shankar (played by Dhanush) had the punches, the lines, he seemed to be leading a lot of things. But the layers of Mukti were somewhere in Aan...