Shruti Haasan is an Indian singer turned actress. Shruti Rajalakshmi Haasan was born to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika on January 28, 1986 in Chennai, India. She also has a younger sister named Akshara, who represents India nationally for Ballroom Latin dancing. Haasan studied at the Lady Andal in Chennai, until 10th grade, after which she moved to Mumbai to study psychology at St Andrew’s College. In 2000, Haasan made a cameo appearance as the daughter of Vallabhbhai Patel in the Tamil-Hindi bilingual Hey Ram, based on a murder attempt of Mahatma Gandhi, directed by her father Kamal Haasan. She was the cover model of the men’s magazine maxim (india) for May 2013 edition. Apart from acting, she is an amazing singer and sung as a playback singer in many films including Thevar Magan (1992), Chachi 420 (1997), Hey Ram (2000), Luck (2009) etc.
Here are some interesting facts about Kollywood beauty Shruti Haasan.
1. Shruti Haasan used a fake name when she was at school. This was because she wanted to remain anonymous and for people not to know she was from a famous family. She chose to go by the name Pooja Ramchandran. By doing this, she successfully concealed her identity and her classmates were duped into believing that she was not from a famous family.
2. Shruti Haasan is known for her talents as a performer and for her beauty. However, she is also a very intelligent woman. She studied at the Lady Andal school in Chennai before moving to Mumbai to study for a degree in psychology at St. Andrew’s College.
3. She is a woman of many talents, and this is clear through her work as an actress, singer, musician, and scriptwriter. However, she has many more talents that are not related to her work in the music and film industries.
4. She first did this for her father’s production ‘Unnaipol Oruvan’. Her other work in the music industry involves her performing as the lead singer of an alt-rock band that she co-founded called ‘The Extramentals.’
5. Shruti is not the only talented person in her family as she comes from a large family of performers. Her parents are Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, who are both actors.
6. Haasan has confessed that one of her biggest passions in life is shoes. She enjoys choosing new shoes and she owns pairs in many styles and colors.
7. When she is not working, Shruti Haasan likes to spend her free time shopping. She particularly enjoys shopping for clothes and cosmetics. When it comes to her favorite cosmetics, she usually chooses Mac or Benefit. In the past, Shruti Hasaan has worked as a model, so it is hardly surprising that she enjoys fashion and cosmetics.
8. She won her first award in 2010. This was the Edison Award for Best Introduced Music Director for ‘Unnaipol Oruvan. Two years later, she won one award for her role in ‘7aum Arivu’ and two awards for her role in ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu’. In 2013, she won three awards for her role in ‘3′ and one award for ‘Gabbar Singh’, followed by a further three awards in 2015.
