Shruti Haasan thought she was too ugly to be in showbiz!

Actor was scared to face the camera and appear on the big screen.

MUMBAI:

Bollywood seems to be turning into a family fiesta. First it was Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan’s son Abhishek who followed in his parents’ footsteps, then it was Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh’s son Ranbir Kapoor and now, it’s Kamal Haasan and Sarika’s daughter Shruti, who has decided to take the plunge. So when they say the Indian film industry is one big happy family, it’s actually true!

Shruti admits that she always wanted to be in showbiz but was sceptical about facing the camera because she didn’t think she had what it takes to be a glamorous heroine.

“I always wanted to become an actor but I thought I was too ugly to be one. I was always into sports, the sun and running around,” she said. “I thought heroines are so beautiful, how would I be that beautiful. But despite that, I really wanted to be in the entertainment business — I wanted to act and sing.”

The 27-year-old, who made her debut with Hindi movie Luck, will have two releases in June this year, D-Day and Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya, on the same date (June 19).

“It’s pretty good that it just happened to be that way,” she said about the simultaneous release of her two films. “I am happy that both are polar opposites. Both the characters I am playing are very different from each other.” She admitted that she’s happy both films are coming out on the same day. “It just shows the range,” she added.

The actor, who has featured in more than half-a-dozen films so far, including Telugu movie Anaganaga O Dheerudu, finds her journey unconventional.

“It’s been quite a different journey for me [in the film industry] — it’s not a conventional journey of a star,” said Shruti. “I have never been a conventional person. But my journey has taught me a lot. There have been successes and failures, and they have taught me a lot.”

“Regardless, it’s my journey and hopefully, it will return more colours [do better],” she added. 

Published in The Express Tribune, May 22^nd, 2013.

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