Born 12 October 1991 (age 25)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation Actress
Years active2010–present
Parent(s)Kamal Haasan
Sarika Thakur
Akshara Haasan was born on 12 October, 1991 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur. Shruti Haasan is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling years in Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School. Bangalore.Haasan lives in Mumbai with her mother.She is an atheist.Although she agrees with Buddhism and describes it as "a way of life and in an individuals way of life."
Haasan has worked as an assistant director to Rahul Dholakia on the 2010 film Societystarring her mother Sarika,as well as Ram Moorthy, Uzer Khan, E. Niwas, 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 Mani Ratnam's Kadal.Haasan made her debut as an actress inShamitabh opposite Dhanush, which also hasAmitabh Bachchan in the lead.
