Top 44 Shruti Haasan Quotes

In Mahesh Manjrekar’s films, women find their way into a realistic story in the most convincing way.

I love Mumbai for many reasons.

For actors, social media is a driving force.

I want to act in films and use all my financial resources to fund independent music.

Music has always taken me to my ‘thinking place’ – the one place that makes me dwell on the meaning of things and ponder why things are the way they are.

It really broke my heart when music took a back seat when I was concentrating more on films. It was like choosing between two children.

Having worked in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil film industries, I’ve been lucky to have travelled far and wide for shoots.

I am open to playback singing, but only if my acting schedule permits. I would love to sing for myself in my films, but that depends on the director and if the makers think my voice is needed.

If having it easy means there are more doors open to you, then one must not forget that you still have to navigate your life yourself.

I don’t think I’m defying stereotypes on purpose. If it so appears that way, so be it. For me, I’ve been brought up that way.

Television is a huge industry, and actors down south are aware of it.

I understand the repercussions of following in my father’s footsteps.

I’ve never considered myself a feminist, but I’m happy that I’ve been raised as a strong, independent woman.

I’m a musician, and I discovered the power of music pretty early in life.

It’s always lovely to know new languages.

When I was a musician, I had no intention of taking up acting.

I’m trained in classical music, and my favourites have always been rock n’ roll and blues, but I’ve grown up with different kinds of music around me because of my parents.

If I can tolerate my own singing, then people can do so, too.

My mother herself is a very independent woman, and I’ve had a leading example in this respect. And my father is a very liberal father who has always taught us to question things. He lives life on his own terms and stands by his beliefs. So, he has also been a great example.

After your debut, it doesn’t matter whether your parents are actors or factory workers. All that matters is whether you can get the job done.

You can transform into any character of any age. It’s all in the mind.

As an actor, I can just show up and do my job. The success and failure of the film depends on team work.

I want to be a pan-India artist.

I first came to Mumbai when I was very young. My mom is from here, and dad always had some work around here, so Mumbai always felt like a second home. I moved here when I was 16 and went to junior college here as well.

People are genuinely interested in other human beings and their stories.

I don’t believe in method acting.

Music has always been my passion.

I love Kamal and Sarika because they are my parents. But nobody buys me a car because of that, and you aren’t flooded with offers, either.

I’m not going to lie; having acting greats like Kamal Haasan and Sarika as parents has, in a sense, opened doors.

I think anxiety is the nature of most environments today, and people feel inadequate when they are not able to cope with it.

Blues, rock, and soul are part of the music I make, but there are Indian influences, too.

We need to put an end to discrimination against women, and the power to bring about this change lies in our hands.

Somebody with no connection to the film industry may succeed, and somebody with all connections to the industry may not.

I’ve never acted with my father, but we have always connected through music. He has been a great influence musically. He has always been encouraging about my music and is always happy when I sing.

I was satisfied with my role in ‘Luck,’ and I am proud of the film.

No amount of learning goes to waste. It adds to building your skill set and intellect.

My philosophy is to be strong and work hard.

I started out dabbling in rock and roll; then I did playback, and I have also sung for my own songs on screen.

Eventually, the outcome of a film is not in my hands. What I do while making the film is in my hands, and that is what translates onto the screen.

There is an unrealistic pressure to perform like Kamal Haasan, and it’s unnatural, because he’s been in the industry for so many years, I don’t even take the comparisons seriously.

The Tamil film ‘3’ is a movie that I will always be proud of, irrespective of whether it did well at the BO or not. It completely changed my career and people’s perspective of me as a performer.

Mum has discreet spontaneity – she has an ease in front of the camera, which comes naturally – whereas dad is a kind of an acting ninja. He attacks you with his acting, which is overwhelming.

Though the characters I have played are all very different, they are all strong, interesting women.

I am a musician who started acting.