Akshara Haasan

Akshara Haasan is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi- and Tamil-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film debut with the comedy drama Shamitabh (2015), and later appeared in Kadaram Kondan (2017).

Akshara Haasan
Akshara Haasan at the 2016 Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards
Born
Akshara Haasan

12 October 1991
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesAkshu
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2010–present
Parent(s)Kamal Haasan
Sarika Thakur
RelativesShruti Haasan (sister)
Suhasini Maniratnam (cousin)
Charu Haasan (uncle)
Chandra Haasan (uncle)
Anu Haasan (cousin)
FamilySee Haasan family

Early and personal life

Akshara Haasan was born in Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur.[1][2] Shruti Haasan is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling years in Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School, Bangalore.

Akshara Haasan lives in Mumbai with her mother.[3] She is an atheist, although she agrees with Buddhism and describes it as "a way of life and in an individuals way of life."[4][5]

Career

Haasan has worked as an assistant director to Rahul Dholakia on the 2010 film Society, starring her mother Sarika,[6] as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas and Ruchi Narain on my many AD films in Mumbai.[7] During her stint as an assistant director, she rejected opportunities to feature as an actress, notably turning down an offer to work in Mani Ratnam's Kadal.[8] She also worked for her father's unreleased film, Sabaash Naidu, which had her sister Shruthi Haasan in a supporting role.[9]

Haasan made her debut as an actress in Shamitabh, opposite Dhanush, which also has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead[10][11][12][13] and co-actor of Ajith Kumar in Vivegam in Tamil.

Filmography
YearTitleRoleLanguageNotes
2015ShamitabhAkshara PandeyHindiDebut movie
2017Laali Ki Shaadi Mein Laaddoo DeewanaLaaliHindi
VivegamNatashaTamil
2019Kadaram KondanAadhiraTamil
FingertipPriyaTamilZEE5 Web Series
2020Agni SiragugalVijiTamilFilming

References
  1. "Girl Interrupted". 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. Gupta, Priya (17 May 2013). "I get devastated at the idea of marriage: Shruti Haasan". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. "Shruti Haasan's sister Akshara lives in Mumbai with mom". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  4. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/did-akshara-haasan-convert-to-buddhism-kamal-haasan-responds-4771695/
  5. http://m.indiatoday.in/story/kamal-haasan-daughter-akshara-religion-change/1/1013287.html
  6. "I am leaving behind a good legacy for my children: Sarika". The Times of India. 8 December 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  7. "Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' will be released on October 12". CNN-IBN. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  8. Reluctant actor Akshara Haasan gets to work : Bollywood, News – India Today. India Today.intoday.in (26 February 2014). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  9. "Kamal Haasan to work with daughters Shruti, Akshara in Sabaash Naidu". Hindustan Times. 30 April 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  10. "I'm Working With Dhanush-Akshara Hassan: Amitabh Bachchan". tamilwire. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  11. "Dhanush ecstatic to work with Amitabh Bachchan, Akshara Haasan in R. Balki's next". glamsham. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  12. "Akshara Haasan to make Bollywood debut opposite Dhanush". CNN-IBN. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  13. "IT'S OFFICIAL! Dhanush, Akshara, Big B In R Balki's Next". businessofcinema. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
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