Actress Shruti Haasan on Sunday announced that she had tested positive for Covid.

Taking to Instagram to make the announcement, Shruti Haasan said, “Hi everyone, A quick not so fun update. Despite all safety measures, I have tested positive for Covid.

“I’m on the mend and can’t wait to be back very soon. Thank you and see you soon lovelies.”

It was only recently that the actress made her OTT debut with the webseries ‘Bestseller’ that released on Prime Video.

The actress had, in an interview to IANS earlier this year, confessed that the biggest challenge while working on this series, was working during Covid.

She had said, “For me, honestly it was working during Covid. We were shooting it in 2021 and for me, the challenge during the last two years has been forgetting Covid and also not forgetting Covid while we work. To forget it when you are ready for the shot and then to remember Covid and put your mask back on right after.”

“I know it sounds really silly but it is really uncomfortable for actors because of what the mask does to our face. I have had to have more touch ups than I have had touch ups in my whole career,” the actress had then said.

Shruti Haasan took a long break and made a strong comeback with Vakeel Saab and Krack. The actress is the leading lady in Prabhas’ upcoming actioner titled Salaar. Marking her birthday, the makers released the first look of the actress and she will be essaying the role of Aadya in Salaar. Prashanth Neel is the director and the shoot of the film is 70 percent done. Shruti Haasan during the shoot lauded Prabhas for his hospitality on the sets of the film.

A major portion of the shoot is completed in Hyderabad and Godavarikhani. Produced by Hombale Films, Salaar is expected to hit the screens during the end of this year. Shruti Haasan is also the leading lady in Nandamuri Balakrishna’s upcoming movie that will be directed by Gopichand Malineni. The shoot of the film commences soon.

Actress and singer Shruti Haasan will conduct a series of live Instagram sessions on various social issues as part of her birthday celebrations this year.

Sources close to Shruti, whose birthday falls on January 28, said the actress has been overwhelmed with all the love pouring in from her fans who have begun celebrating the month as her birthday month.

A source said: “This year, on her birthday, Shruti has decided to address issues pertaining to society. She will be doing a series of live sessions, starting January 27 on topics such as mental health, women in films and media, and sustainability in fashion.

“On January 27, the session will be on mental health, while on January 28, which happens to be her birthday, the session will be on Women in Films and Media. On January 29, the topic will be Sustainability in Fashion.

“Through these live sessions, Shruti wants to draw attention towards topics that are usually brushed under the carpet or aren’t discussed as often as they should be. All of the live sessions will have Shruti along with various influencers and hosts discussing these topics at length in an attempt to normalise these conversations in our day-to-day life.”

Commenting on the same, Shruti said: “The idea behind the live sessions is to open up a discussion on these topics. There are many ways to celebrate one’s birthday but my idea of a celebration is to open honest discussions, especially about the things I care about and believe need more talking.

“My aim is to let more people in on these topics, get varied perspectives from others during the live and open up these issues for others to think, discuss, share and debate.”

Actress Shruti Haasan’s love for the gothic look and make-up is known to her social media followers. She shares how being an actor doesn’t stop her from experimenting with a look that she connects with.

“I was really into metal and alternative culture from graphic novels to dark gothic literature, so it just felt like a natural extension, ” the actress, who is also a musician, tells IANS.

Shruti does not agree that a gothic look make could be risky for actresses to play with the look.

“There is nothing risky about connecting to a look or vibe that looks authentic to you. The riskier thing to do in life is dressing, speaking, behaving and presenting yourself to the world in the way that they approve of, ” she says.

The actress adds: “There is a risky thing about approvals as well. What is accepted now keeps changing. So, you may as well do what makes you happy without stepping on people’s toes”.

“Most people love it and the sub culture and they get the vibe! There are those who don’t personally lean toward the aesthetics but understand why someone would like it, ” she says.

On the work front, Shruti was recently seen in the Pawan Kalyan-starrer “Vakeel Saab”. She has started shooting for “Salaar”, which stars Prabhas, and “Laabam” with Vijay Sethupati.

Shruti Haasan is making her comeback to films and turned a signing spree. The gorgeous actress made her presence in the Filmfare Awards event that took place last night. Dressed in a glittering costume, Shruti Haasan looked dazzling and super stylish. Shruti Haasan turned out to be the special attraction for the night in this star-studded affair. The actress recently started shooting for Ravi Teja’s Krack which will release next year.

Actress-singer Shruti Haasan has returned to the UK for a gig. She says she had an amazing time performing at Islington.

“It’s the second time I am performing at Islington and I had an amazing time as always. The place has a lot of good energy and history and I am always thankful to people who come to see me perform again,” Shruti said.

The actress, who is also working on her debut EP, has wrapped up the shoot for her international series in Budapest and will be back to India soon for the shoot of her Tamil film “Laabam”.

“I’m really happy to be living my best life. To return to music and begin internationally on both music and film has been amazing. I also love the fact that I get to travel between worlds,” she said.

Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruti Haasan is undoubtedly a multi-talented individual. She is a perfect example of beauty with brains. Being a musician, composer, songwriter and a beautiful actress, Shruti also tried a hand in writing. She has been focusing more on creating original music off late and gave out the good news that, her new independent album might be out sometime soon!

During a chat with her fans recently, she was asked about the best advice she would like to give to aspiring writers. She said that as humankind, we all are connected in some level or the other. Writing in such a way that the audience can also experience what the writer is feeling matters- she said. She also emphasized on the importance of visualization before putting pen on paper. After visualizing how a scene can be conceived, she said that writing gets even easier and thought-provoking.

This is indeed great advice from somebody like Shruti Haasan who gives another reason to admire her wit!

Former star heroine Shruti Haasan moved away from films when everything is happening for her in the right direction. After almost industry people forgot her, she’s back again. Rumour has that she broke up with her boyfriend Michael Corsale, and hence in search of opportunities again.

Recently she is heard commenting that people spoke about her excessive weight and that secret marriage, which has hurt her big time. And all these comments look like she wants to be that newsmaker right now, such that offers will fly her way. But what happened to Shruti Haasan’s consultations with Telugu film celebs?

A month ago, Shruti has flown to Hyderabad to meet some directors, producers and some heroes. She’s said to have met the likes of Allu Arjun and Raviteja as well, in a bid to grab their upcoming projects. But Allu Arjun is seen promoting Nivetha Pethuraj for Icon movie, and Raashi Khanna is also likely to join that film, so a chance for Shruti is ruled out. In his film with Sukumar, already Rashmika Mandanna is aboard.

At the same time, Raviteja has no clarity about his ongoing project Disco Raja which already has three heroines, so there is no scope to bring Shruti Haasan aboard. A leading producer is said to have got shocked by Shruti’s demand of more than a crore when he offered her a small film, and that is another reason why she’s not getting offers here.

Singer-actress Shruti Haasan says she has been extremely honest with the seven songs of her debut EP. One of the songs by the singer-songwriter, who split from boyfriend Michael Corsale a few months ago, is about heartbreak, but she says it has nothing to do with whining.

The “Khamoshi” singer’s EP is more or less ready, and is expected to be out later this year.

Talking about the autobiographical project, Shruti told IANS in a telephonic interview: “I think I have been extremely honest with the songs. The kind of songs that I grew up listening to are not the ones where people say ‘When I was in New York in 1992’ or like ‘Summer of 69’. I wasn’t even born in 69. I don’t know what he (singer Bryan Adams) was talking about.”

“I don’t like the references to specific things because I want the audience to connect with the emotion. Any part of the world, we all have universal emotions… about certain feelings. There is a collective response to heartbreak, inner courage and strength. That’s the way I tend to write,” she added.

Elaborating, she shared: “When I say autobiographical, one of the songs is definitely about heartbreak which I think all of us have had. Instead of making it sort of whiny…one thing that you learn when you grow up is that it’s not about whining, but it’s about what you learn from it and letting people go.”

Another song is about sobriety.

“I believe in the power of taking sober choices and decisions.”

The music project has been more about the inner processes for her.

“I like singing about the world inside because there are a lot of people who are better than me at singing about the world outside,” said Shruti, who looks up to artistes like Tori Amos, Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell.

“My music is somewhere in between the fun element of pop… by that I mean you can get people to feel like they can sing along with you, but with the promise of depth from other side of the alternate sphere,” she added.

It was just last month that she performed some of the songs in London.

Asked about the difference between performing in the West and India, she said: “It depends on the kind of audience anywhere in the world. Have they come there to hear the music the artiste is presenting or have they come there with preconceived notions? It happens to the biggest artistes of the world.”

Giving an example, she said: “It could be Beyonce. You may want her to sing ‘Crazy in love’, but maybe she doesn’t want to and they could feel disappointed or they could say ‘No, we love Beyonce and would love to hear anything that she wants to sing for us’.

“The beautiful thing is though… because I have a repertoire of Tamil, Telugu and Hindi songs…and the audiences abroad are mixed, it’s been really amazing that they come there for English music and they understand the journey… that Shruti is writing in English and this is her form of expression and they appreciate that. That is very special to me.”

Actress-singer Shruti Haasan says she spent an incredible evening with Grammy and Oscar winning Indian musician A.R. Rahman in his studio in Los Angeles.

Shruti on Sunday shared a photograph of herself along with Rahman on Instagram and captioned it: “Incredible evening spent with the legend A.R. Rahman in his amazing LA studio! music and more music surrounds my life. Blessed.”

Details if she will be collaborating with the musician are still under wraps.

On the acting front, Shruti will reportedly be seen in the upcoming film “Sabaash Naidu” along with her father Kamal Haasan.

The spy comedy adventure is co-produced directed and written by Kamal.

Actress-singer Shruti Haasan was happy to perform in London for the first time, and says she is planning more “music focused gigs internationally”.

“It feels incredible to be back on stage performing. I have done a few shows in the last year but now the effort is to do more music focused gigs internationally, London being the start point,” Shruti said in a statement. A

She performed on Monday at a trendy NED Hotel as part of their New Music Monday — a weekly showcase of new and emerging music acts and artists. The evening was organised by PowerStudio which is run by Benny D, a producer who has worked with the likes of Boy George, Kylie Minogue, The Killers, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Stormzy and Depeche Mode.

“I have been working on a significant and distinctive number of collaborations along with my original singles. The set at The Ned had a unique and interesting style which combines the contemporary elements of the West with the magic of The East and seeing the response we have already received for it is just fantastic. I have lots more in store on the music front which will unfold as the year progresses,” she added.

According to a source, Shruti has also been working on an EP with some producers in London, which is due to release in 2019.

Shruti will return to India later this week and resume her shoot for Mahesh Manjrekar’s next.