Akshara Haasan is an Indian actress who has appeared in

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and

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-language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of

Shruti Haasan Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur. ...

, she made her film debut with the comedy drama ''

Shamitabh ''Shamitabh'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language satirical drama film written and directed by R. Balki. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Dhanush and debutante Akshara Haasan. The film is jointly produced by Sunil Lulla, Balki, Rakesh Jhunjhunwal ...

'' (2015), and later appeared in ''

Kadaram Kondan ''Kadaram Kondan'' () is a 2019 Indian Tamil-language neo-noir action crime-thriller film directed by Rajesh M. Selva and produced by Kamal Haasan. The film stars Vikram in the lead role and Akshara Haasan and Abi Hassan in supporting roles. ...

'' (2017).

Early life and family

Kamal Haasan with Akshara &Shruti Haasan at Alice in wonderland premiere

Akshara Haasan was born at 1991 in Madras (present-day Chennai), Tamil Nadu to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur.

is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling from Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School, Bangalore.

Personal life

Akshara Haasan lives in

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with her mother. She has converted to Buddhism. In one of her interview, Akshara turns out, an atheist by belief, she has now converted to Buddhism because she was drawn to it.

Career

Haasan has worked as an assistant director to

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'', starring her mother

Sarika Sarika Thakur is an Indian actress and costume designer. In 2005, she won the National Film Award for Best Actress for the English-language film '' Parzania''. She was also awarded the National Film Award for Best Costume Design for her work ...

, as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas and Ruchi Narain on my many AD films in Mumbai. During her stint as an assistant director, she rejected opportunities to feature as an actress, notably turning down an offer to work in

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's '' Kadal''. She also worked for her father's unreleased film, '' Sabaash Naidu'', which had her sister

Shruthi Haasan Shruti Haasan (born 28 January 1986) is an Indian actress and playback singer who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. Born in the Haasan family, she is the daughter of actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thaku ...

in a supporting role. Haasan made her debut as an actress in ''

'', opposite Dhanush, which also has Amitabh Bachchan in the lead and co-actor of Ajith Kumar in ''Vivegam'' in Tamil.

Filmography

Web series

References

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