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shruti haasan in 2013 chennai , tamil nadu , india indian akshara chandrahasan -lrb- uncle -rrb- anu hasan -lrb- cousin -rrb- suhasini haasan maniratnam -lrb- cousin -rrb- gauthami -lrb- step mother -rrb- -lrb- sister -rrb- charuhasan -lrb- uncle -rrb- shruti haasan kamal haasan sarika thakur 28 january 1986 shruti 72.jpg haasan at south indian international movie awards 2013 shruti haasan
 shruti haasan actress , singer , model , dancer , musician
shruti haasan

shruti rajalakshmi haasan -lrb- born 28 january 1986 -rrb- is an indian film actress , singer and musician known for her works in kollywood , tollywood and bollywood .
she was born to veteran actor kamal haasan and sarika .
as a child artist , she sang in films and appeared in a guest role in her father 's `` hey ram '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- , before making her adult acting debut in the 2009 bollywood action drama , `` luck '' .
she later went on to win critical acclaim for her role in the walt disney fantasy film in telugu , `` anaganaga o dheerudu '' , `` oh my friend '' and `` 7th sense '' .
in 2012 , she starred in `` gabbar singh '' , a telugu remake of bollywood `` dabangg '' , which also was her first major commercial success as an actress .
after several successful films like `` balupu '' , `` yevadu '' and `` race gurram '' , she established herself as one of the leading contemporary actress in the telugu cinema .
apart from achieving success in the telugu film industry , haasan is also regarded as one of the most promising contemporary actresses of hindi cinema , with her being signed on to act in several high profile projects like `` gabbar is back '' -lrb- released on 1 may 2015 -rrb- and `` welcome back '' , which are currently under production .
in a recent poll conducted by `` chennai times '' shruti topped the list of most desirable women .
she has also continued her stint in music through work as a singer in indian languages , a career in music direction beginning with her father 's production `` unnaipol oruvan '' and her own music band and album .
