Happy Birthday Shruti Haasan!

Comments [ 6 ] By Gurprit K. | 28 January 2014 | 1:04pm

January 28^th marks the birth date of an Indian actress, singer and music composer who started her career as a child singer and with time, later forayed into Bollywood's movie. Yes, we're talking of none other than our very own Shruti Haasan.

Born in the year 1986 as Shruti Rajalakshmi Haasan, Shruti Haasan is the daughter of two famous actors, Kamal Haasan and Sharika Thakur. Hassan completed her initial schooling in Chennai and then moved to Mumbai to study Psychology. She then learned music at the Musician's Institute in California and soon found herself developing an interest in cinema and music.

Hassan debuted as a child actress in the Tamil movie Anjali (1990) but was more recognized in a cameo appearance in her father's directional Tamil-Hindi film, Hey Ram (2000). Her debut as a female lead came in the multi-starrer Luck (2009) opposite Imran Khan in which she played a dual role. Unfortunately, the film did not do well at the box office and neither was her performance appreciated by the critics. She then appeared and promoted a few music videos including Hisss where she also sung a song.

Hassan debuted in the Telugu film industry in January 2011 as a gypsy woman in Anaganaga O Dheerudu. The film opened with positive reviews and her performance was well praised but the film itself did not manage to make much business at the box office. Her second Hindi film, Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji (2011), did better commercially but her performance yet again failed to impress.

Hassan was then seen in several Telugu and Tamil films such as 7aum Arivu (2011), Oh My Friend (2011), 3 (2012), Gabbar Singh (remake of the Hindi Blockbuster Dabangg - 2012) and Balupu (2013). Her third and fourth Hindi films, Ramaiyya Vastavaiya and D-Day, were both appreciated at the box office, though they did not raise Hassan's profile by much.

2014 will see a lot more of Hassan in the upcoming Telugu flicks Yevadu and Race Gurram as well the Bollywood sequel Welcome Back and the Akshay Kumar starrer Gabbar.

Hassan is well known to be an amazing singer and has sung few songs in Bollywood too. So to celebrate her career thus far, here is a mini-playlist of some of her memorable hits: