Shruti Haasan has spoken about following her father's (Kamal Haasan) footsteps into the film industry. She recalled a response from her father that continued to resonate with her. The actor said that Kamal had a reply that stuck with her when someone asked about her career in the cinema industry.
In a video with Suhasini Maniratnam, for Galatta, Shruti spoke about women who have followed their fathers into the film industry. She described herself, Suhasini and Rekha as among the few "daughters of cinema."
"I wanted to do it; I did it. That's all," the actor said explaining that she chose acting as a career as she enjoyed it.
Remembering how someone once asked Kamal Haasan about letting Shruti into the cinema industry, Shruti shared her father's reply. "How do you let your daughter be married into an unknown family. My daughter will be very happy here," Kamal Haasan had said. The singer said the way her father spoke about cinema and considered it as family, stayed with her.
The actor also recalled her interest in make-up and how it was influenced by her father. She said she would borrow make-up from her parents as a kid and reminisced a conversation with Kamal in which he had asked if she genuinely liked make-up. To which, Shruti jokingly replied that he was hardly in a position to question her as he uses make-up for his creative transformations in films such as Dasavathaaram.
Shruti Haasan, daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika has worked across Tamil, Telugu and Hindi film industry. She is also a singer and composer. She made her singing debut as a child and also appeared in Hey Ram as a child artist. She made her debut as a lead in a bollywood film named Luck. Some of her notable films include 7aam Arivu, 3, Coolie, Salaar: Part 1 and Gabbar Singh among others.
The actor is currently preparing for the release of her upcoming Telugu film, Aakasamlo Oka Tara which is set to hit theatres on November 20. Shruti will also appear in Train (directed by Mysskin) releasing on December 4 and Salaar: Part 2 which is set to commence filming in June 2027.
