'Don’t have daddy, mommy helping me': Shruti Haasan on paying her own bills, living independentlyActor Shruti Haasan might be a star kid but the actor definitely likes to work through her own struggles. From paying her bills to buying a house for herself, the actor has made a mark for herself in the film industry.

In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, the ‘Ramaiya Vastavaiya’ actor opened up about her financial constraints during coronavirus pandemic and how the lockdown affected her. Shruti also talked about how she’s working as an independent woman and has to return to work amid a health scare as she can’t “hide out and wait for the pandemic to end”.

“Being on set without a mask is very scary. I’m not going to lie. But we’ve to get back to work because I have financial constraints, just like anybody else. When they’re ready to shoot, I’ve to go out there as I also have shoots to complete and other professional commitments that I need to finish,” Haasan told HT.

Shruti, who has also tried her hands at singing, says that people make different amounts of money, but everyone has to pay bills and that’s why she “will have to get back at work”.

A star kid, daughter of actor-politician Kamal Haasan, Shruti says, “I have my limitations. I don’t have my daddy or mommy helping me”.

The 35-year-old actor, who moved our of her father’s place 11 years ago, says she has made every decision- be it good or bad- for herself and by herself.

“There were some really smart people who didn’t buy any big things like a car or a house before the pandemic, but I bought a house just before this all started, and I was like, ‘God damn it’. So, yes I have basic financial constraints,” Shruti said.

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However, the pandemic has made the actor realise of her privileges as she says many don’t even have money for food and medicines. “It just puts everything in perspective,” the actor says.

Shruti was working on a web series and an upcoming film, ‘Salaar’ before the country went into a shutdown due to the second wave of COVID-19. The actor was last seen in the Telugu movie ‘Krack’ which was released in January, 2021.

The actor is currently spending time at home and following all guidelines and advises everyone to do the same.

Source : DNA India