Krishna Shroff: 'I Only Watch My Dad Jackie And Brother Tiger Shroff's Movies'

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19-07-2025

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Krishna Shroff joins reality show Chhoriyan Chali Gaon to embrace village life, connect with a wider audience, showcase her individuality, and adapt to rural challenges.
Krishna Shroff is ready to swap city lights for village life, and she's doing it in full spirit. The fitness entrepreneur and media personality is stepping into a world far removed from her glamorous Instagram feed as one of the contestants on the upcoming reality show Chhoriyan Chali Gaon. In an exclusive chat with News18 Showsha, Krishna says she's all set to embrace the chaos and connect with a wider audience.
'It's a different show and it's a great way for me to connect to people," Krishna tells us, adding, 'You see a very small part of who I am on that platform. So I'm looking forward to showing people more aspects of my personality and who I truly am as a person. I think that'll make me more relatable to a wider audience."
But Krishna isn't going in trying to blend in, she's counting on her individuality to shine. 'I'm very different compared to the other women on the show as well. And I think that's my USP and that's my strength. I embrace that uniqueness and that's what makes me interesting."
When asked what sets her apart, she laughs and says, 'I mean, can I say, look at me? But honestly, I do look different. I sound different. I speak different. That's just one aspect. The deeper you get to know me, you'll realise there are so many more things about me that make me an individual for a reason."
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Adapting to rural life, though, comes with its challenges especially for someone used to a plush lifestyle. 'I don't like sharing bathrooms, honestly," she confesses. 'I think there are 11 or 12 of us. As long as the girls are hygienic and keep it clean, I'm okay. Beyond that, everything else, the lifestyle switch, the change, is something I'm going to try to embrace. I signed up for this. Once I set my mind to something, I don't just go as an observer. I go as a learner," she adds.
Krishna admits she hasn't lived in a village before, though she has visited her family's farmhouse. 'It's very different from what I'm expecting. But I have interacted with villagers near our farmhouse. They're amazing people, used to the simple life. I think there's so much I can learn from them, and maybe something I can teach them too," she explains.
She also firmly believes the show will not be scripted. 'That's one of the reasons it intrigued me. They're taking these strong women and putting them in a completely foreign environment. The reactions can only be real. There's no way you can script that."
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Of course, family reactions were mixed. 'They're used to me doing some crazy things. I'm a little bit of the black sheep of the family. My dad's very excited. My brother keeps asking if I'm sure, because he knows how much I love my comfort. For my mom, it's more about being apart for so long. We're best friends, so this will be hard."
And did dad Jackie Shroff offer any survival tips? 'Oh yes", she says, further stating, 'He's given me a full book. He even asked me to come to the farm to practice different things. But I told him, I think it'll be more fun to just go there and experience it firsthand—with an open mind and heart."
Asked if Khatron Ke Khiladi opened doors for her, Krishna asserts, 'I think it also just made me realise my capabilities and for me how comfortable I am in the reality space. I love the non-fiction space. I'm so comfortable being able to play just me and be who I am and put all of me out there for audiences to know and I think you know I've been so private and behind the scenes in general but the love and the admiration and the support that I've received is you know it's it motivates me to do this and it's a way for me to be able to give back to those people that support me."
Krishna Shroff doesn't want to get into acting like her father and brother. She says, 'For me, I have to do things that I truly feel passionate about and things that resonate to me. Being able to be myself and just be who I am for people to see is a lot more exciting than playing a character. And also, being an actor is such a skill. It takes a lot of practice, a lot of training. It's not just like someone can wake up tomorrow and say, I want to act and be able to do it. It's a very serious and difficult profession and not everyone can do it. And at the end of the day, I'm very aware of my strengths and my weaknesses and I play to that."
When asked what does she think of her brother and father's acting skills, Krishna answers, 'The only movie I watch is theirs. My dad, I think he's the finest actor today. People will probably say that I'm saying it because he's my father, but I believe it genuinely. You know, the way he's able to portray characters and bring himself into his characters to make it so authentic and natural and not put on is commendable. My brother, of course, has been able to do in such a difficult industry to break into in such a short amount of time. I have nothing but respect and admiration for both of them. To be honest, they're my motivation and they inspire me to get out of my comfort zone and do something for myself."
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Krishna is someone who has lived in luxury all her life. When asked if there was a time when she ran out of money, she said, 'I've always loved money. Even back in the day, I remember in school, I would still be in school, but I would want to coach kids after school in basketball or football. And just make a dollar or two here and there. But I think at the end of the day, I don't know if this sounds materialistic or not, but money is power to me. And whether I have it or not, I'll always do something to make sure that I'm able to get it myself. If it's not something that's given to me or I already have. Because I feel like I want to be able to live life the way I choose to. And I don't want to have to dependent on anyone for that. It's a very empowering feeling as a woman today to not be able to depend on a man or anything like that, but to just solely be you and hold your own. And it's something that I do chase and I do continue to chase."
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