In the black comedy, currently in theatres, Rajkummar plays the role of an honest government clerk, who tries to run a free and fair election in a conflict area in Chhattisgarh.
"I congratulated him. I am really happy and proud. I think he is a fantastic actor. He is super talented... I am so happy he is getting everything he deserves," Kriti told reporters here last night.
She was speaking at Vogue Women of the Year Awards.
While there is speculation about Kriti's next from doing Raj & DK's "Farzi" to being a part of Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming production opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui the actor is tight lipped about her future project.
"I have signed a film but unfortunately I can't speak anything about it. I can only say it's a script that I have genuinely loved. I have never ever played anything close to that character and the look is also going to be very different from what I have done so far," she said.