As Shruti Haasan steps into her 40s, the actor is looking at the next phase of her professional journey with a perspective shaped by the women she has admired throughout her life. In a conversation with Soha Ali Khan, Haasan opened up about entering a new decade, whether age has changed the professional environment around her and how her approach to careers has been influenced by women who continued to evolve well beyond conventional timelines. Speaking about what she finds exciting about this phase of her life, Haasan said, “The thing I find exciting is maybe it was just my good fortune that I always looked at careers of women being much more interesting.”The actor’s perspective also reflects the importance of having diverse templates for women in entertainment, particularly those whose careers continue to develop across different stages of life.




