Independent girl

Jul 31, 2012 - Reena Kapoor

Strong, sensible and independent, Shruti Haasan is starting her career all over again. A not-so-happening start in films doesn’t seem to have deterred the girl. If Shruti wanted, she could’ve asked her star father Kamal Haasan to launch her but she was adamant about making it on her own.

“It’s great to have superstar parents, but I wasn’t the type to use their star status to get things my way. The fact that I moved out of my parents’ home proves that I’m here to make a mark on my own,” says the pragmatic Shruti.
Life in Mumbai, even for those in the glamour industry, is a struggle. Survival isn’t a cakewalk, so Shruti must certainly have had her fair share of difficulties to face? “I was always an independent girl. I lived in the US for years, where I was doing everything from buying groceries to cleaning the house myself. All is cool till you run out of cash,” says Shruti with a laugh. Of course staying by oneself can get lonely at times. “But my family lives in the same country. I can take a flight and be with them in a couple of hours. Otherwise too, they are just one phone call away,” says the young actress.
Shruti’s attempt to restart her Hindi film career has received an impetus with Prabhu Deva having signed her on for his next directorial venture. “I am looking forward to it,” she answers cautiously, not divulging too many details.
It wasn’t too long ago that Shruti was battling rumours of an affair with Rajinikant’s son-in-law and Kolaveri Di star, Dhanush. Did she have to explain the scenario to her parents? “My father and mother are both actors,” Shruti says. “They’ve witnessed the ‘smoke without fire’ scenario too many times to count. The very fact that I’m allowed to stay alone in Mumbai proves that they have immense faith in me. I’m very single right now, not in a relationship. I want to focus on my work. I’ve made a few mistakes in the past and I wouldn’t want to repeat those again. Being Kamal Haasan’s daughter, there are certain expectations from me. I wouldn’t want to let my parents down. This time, I’ll nail it.”

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