Shruti Haasan on Working with Rajinikanth & Being More Than a Star’s Daughter | InFocus | THR India

In this exclusive InFocus interview with The Hollywood Reporter India, Anupama Chopra sits down with actress-singer Shruti Haasan for an intimate conversation about her multifaceted career and personal journey. Shruti opens up about her role as Preethi in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s blockbuster “Coolie” starring Rajinikanth, discussing the intimidating yet rewarding experience of working with the superstar and how she channeled her real-life experiences into the powerful monologue scene. The daughter of legendary actor Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika, Shruti reflects on navigating the massive shadow of her father’s 60-plus year career while carving her own identity across Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi cinema.

The conversation delves deep into Shruti’s evolution as an artist, from her initial reluctance towards acting to discovering it as her life’s passion during a two-year hiatus. She candidly discusses the price of honesty in the industry, her struggle with acceptance after years of rejection, and how acting broke her open as a human being, ultimately enriching her music. Shruti also shares insights about being a multilingual, multi-hyphenate artist who seamlessly navigates between being “the boss” in her independent music career and “a cog in the machinery” of big-budget films. She reveals her upcoming projects including the Hollywood film “The Eye,” her work with Vijay Sethupathi in “Train,” and her continuous journey of writing, composing, and performing music that serves as both therapy and artistic expression.

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