12 things you didn't know about Shruti Hassan

Shruti Haasan is quite bold and beautiful, thanks to the genes passed on to her from her father.  It's her 31st birthday today, so we thought we'd go through 12 facts about her!    

The diva who is an actress, singer, musician and also a producer can give you serious career goals. 

#ShrutiHassan is super talented, she is not just known to be an actress but also has been known as a good singer, competent music composer, known actress and hot model.

#She studied at Abacus Montessori School in Chennai and later moved to Mumbai to study Psychology at St.Andrew's College.

#Shruti faked her name in school as she didn't want her friends to know that she was Kamal Hassan's daughter.  Her fake name was Pooja Ramachandran.

#ShrutiHassan has a fetish for footwears, the actress has collected over 150 pairs and she is looking for even more.

#Shruti is a trained Kuchipudi dancer. Reportedly she learnt it for her role in the Telugu film, Oh My Friend.

#Shruti's favourite brands are Aldo and Guess. In make-up, MAC and Benefit are her favourites

via GIPHY

#Shurti was considered to be the lucky mascot for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 

#Shruti sang her first song at the age of six in her father's Thevar Magan in the composition of Ilayaraja. 

#Shruti also sang a duet with her father Kamal for his Bollywood film Chachi 420. 

#Shruti is also the vocalist of an alternative rock band The Extramentals. She is a trained musician who graduated from the Musicians Institute, Los Angeles.

#Shruti can speak 8 different languages!

#Shruti has been writing scripts since the age of 14 and has also made a short film.