Shruti Hassan: Working on craft more important than finding space in Bollywood

"Working on my craft is more important than finding space in Bollywood. I am an artiste and I have been working in the entertainment industry for the last 10 years. I am happy working in any Indian film irrespective of its language. I do not know why people think that South Indian films are less important than Bollywood? Art is art, a good story or music is good. Why discriminate or differentiate? I hope it is not misinterpreted," Shruti told IANS.

Daughter of celebrated actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika, Shruti started her career as a child artiste. She appeared in "Hey Ram" and lent her voice for the title song of the film. In the south she has been a part of successful films such as "Unnaipol Oruvan", "7aum Arivu", "Anaganaga O Dheerudu", "3", and "Balupu".

Despite recording songs as a playback singer in "Luck" ("Luck aazma"), "D-Day" ("Alvida"), and "Tevar" ("Jogania"), apart from several South Indian films, Shruti has mostly focused in independent music.

Why doesn't she explore opportunities as a Bollywood playback singer? "Bollywood is a very different industry, especially in music. In playback singing, it all depends on the subject of the film -- a certain kind of voice (is required). In South I have collaborated more and I am also doing collaborative work in the independent music scene. I love writing my own song. I write songs in the English language, so I am doing music mostly in the UK."

"From the beginning of my career, I never thought that unless I make my mark in Bollywood, it is nothing. As a singer whether I am singing in a South Indian film or in a Hindi film, I feel equally happy because I am singing!" Shruti signed off.