Kriti Sanon Reveals Freezing Eggs During 'Mimi' Prep

Kriti Sanon reveals for the first time that she had her eggs frozen while she was gaining weight for her film, 'Mimi'. (Instagram)

Kriti Sanon’s ‘Mimi’ remains one of her most loved films over the course of her career as of yet. For the film, the actress had gone through quite a lot of prep, which also included gaining weight as well. In a recent interview, the actress revealed that the film also put a lot of things in perspective for her and even prompted her to ‘smartly’ gets her eggs frozen. Here’s what the ‘Cocktail 2’ actress had to share about her experience

Kriti Sanon on freezing her eggs during ‘Mimi’ and not wanting to get married

Kriti Sanon recently got candid about how she got her eggs frozen around the time that she was preparing for filming her film about surrogacy, ‘Mimi’. She revealed that since the procedure causes a lot of bloating, and she had two months before the filming started to gain weight, she “smartly” took the time to get them frozen. In her conversation with Humans of Bombay, the actres further talked about the matter and shared, “I spoke to someone who told me this is the best thing you can do for yourself if you can. It’s the best gift that you can give yourself. It stayed on my mind. Then, when I was told to gain weight, I thought this was the right time to do it.” She also shared that the procedure causes a lot of “hormonal disruption” and that she was going thorugh a lot of emotions at the time of getting the procedure done.

Kriti Sanon details how she came to the conclusion of freezing her eggs

As to how she landed on the decision, the actress shared that she thought quite a lot about the matter, and revealed that she never wanted to be “tied down” by the thought of “need(ing) to get married now, or I need to have kids now, and I’m doing it because I have a timeline.” She further shared her opinions on marriage and kids, and revealed that it is something that a person should only get into once they feel ready to take that step. She mentioned, “Whether its marriage, whether its kids, you need to do it when you feel it inside, you feel ready for it. You know, it shouldn’t come out of some clock or a pressure.”

What is does getting your eggs frozen mean?

Getting your eggs frozen, according to the Cleveland Clinic, is a form of fertility preservation for women. The report quoted that “Fertility preservation saves your eggs, sperm or reproductive tissues so you can have a biological child in the future. It’s helpful for people with medical conditions that affect fertility, like cancer. People also choose it for personal reasons, like age or wanting to delay starting a family. ” It also added that “You receive treatment with hormones to stimulate egg production in your ovaries. Your provider removes the eggs, then freezes and stores them.”

About ‘Mimi’

Kriti Sanon’s ‘Mimi’ follows the story of an aspiring dancer who wants to join the Bollywood industry. In order to earn some money, she agrees to become a surrogate mother for an American couple for a Rs 20 lakh payout. However, after the couple abandons her, a doctor tells them that the baby may have Down syndrome; she takes care of the baby as her own and takes care of him with her parents.