“I had to fall in love with myself again which was the hardest thing to do”
Shruti Haasan is an Indian film actress and singer who works predominantly in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi language films. Shruti has won multiple awards, such as two Filmfare Awards South, and has established herself as one of the leading actresses of South Indian cinema. She sang her first song aged just six in her father’s Thevar Magan, a composition of Ilaiyaraaja. While in school, Haasan made her singing debut in the Hindi language film Chachi 420, which was directed by her father. Shruti sang the bilingual versions of the title theme “Rama Rama” with her father, in Hindi and in Tamil, for the movie Hey Ram. The album from Ilaiyaraaja, which was critically praised, won Haasan accolades for her efforts with Screen India saying that she “has the makings of a good singer, and with some training she should go great guns.” She was also the music composer of the Tamil film Unnaipol Oruvan, which was released in 2009. The bilingual film was a remake of the Hindi film A Wednesday! Enjoy our sidewalk interview with the talented