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Akshara Haasan Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Akshara Haasan Quick Info
Height 5 ft 2 in
Weight 52 kg
Date of Birth October 12, 1991
Zodiac Sign Libra
Hair Color Light Brown

Akshara Haasan is an Indian film actress and assistant director who is well known for being the daughter of legendary actor Kamal Haasan and actress Sarika Thakur. She has appeared in Hindi as well as Tamil movies, debuting with the comedy-drama Shamitabh (2015) in which she shared the screen space with megastars Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush.

Born Name

Akshara Haasan

Nick Name

Akshu

Akshara Haasan in an Instagram selfie as seen in October 2019
Akshara Haasan in an Instagram selfie as seen in October 2019 (Akshara Haasan / Instagram)

Sun Sign

Libra

Born Place

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Residence

Bandra, Maharashtra, India

Nationality

Indian

 

Education

She attended Abacus Montessori School followed by Lady Andal in Chennai, Beacon High in Mumbai, and Indus International School in Bangalore.

Occupation

Actress, Assistant Director

Family

  • Father – Kamal Haasan (Actor, Dancer, Director, Producer, Politician)
  • Mother – Sarika Thakur (Actress, Costume Designer, Associate Director)
  • Siblings – Shruthi Haasan (Older Sister) (Actress)
  • Others – Suhasini Maniratnam (Cousin) (Actress), Charu Haasan (Uncle) (Actor, Director), Chandra Haasan (Uncle) (Producer, Actor), Anu Haasan (Cousin) (Actress, TV Anchor)

Build

Slim

Height

5 ft 2 in or 157.5 cm

Weight

52 kg or 114.5 lbs

Akshara Haasan and Kamal Haasan as seen in February 2019
Akshara Haasan and Kamal Haasan as seen in February 2019 (Akshara Haasan / Instagram)

Boyfriend / Spouse

She has dated –

  1. Vivaan Shah – She had a relationship for a brief period with her childhood friend, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah‘s son, actor Vivaan Shah.
  2. Tanuj Virwani

Race / Ethnicity

Asian (Indian)

Hair Color

Light Brown (Natural)

She often tends to dye her hair in different shades.

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Akshara Haasan in an Instagram post as seen in November 2019
Akshara Haasan in an Instagram post as seen in November 2019 (Akshara Haasan / Instagram)

Distinctive Features

  • Petite stature
  • Bright eyes
  • Tattoos on the right arm and the left side of the chest

Religion

Buddhism

Akshara Haasan Favorite Things

  • Interest – Sports
  • Preferred Outfit – Jeans-Tshirt-Shorts
  • Experiments With – Her hair, cutting it short, growing it long and coloring it
  • Mentor – Filmmaker R. Balki
  • Princess And Queen Of Her Life – Her mother
  • Movie Of Her Mother – Parzania, Club 60
  • Person Who Is Like Her Second Mother – Her dance teacher Kokila
  • Lover Of – Nature

SourceInstagram, Times Of India, The Indian Express, Rediff, LiveMint

Akshara Haasan at the Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards in 2016
Akshara Haasan at the Filmfare Glamour & Style Awards in 2016 (Bollywood Hungama / BollywoodHungama.com / CC BY-3.0)

Akshara Haasan Facts

  1. She is not like regular star kids and is approachable, grounded, and never throws tantrums. She has been known to be very polite and well-mannered.
  2. Akshara dropped off from school after class XI as she was not being able to give her full focus and time to studies.
  3. Akshara has been in love with dance since childhood and began to learn dance from the age of 8 in its different forms like salsa, hip-hop, and pop. Post dropping out of school, she took a year off in Chennai to learn Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi.
  4. She started off by being the assistant director of director-producer-screenwriter Rahul Dholakia for the 2010 movie Society. He was her mother’s friend and as a kid, she would go to his sets and do her assignments sitting in the van.
  5. During her tenure as an assistant director, she declined offers to feature as an actress, including turning down an opportunity to star in Mani Ratnam‘s Kadal.
  6. She has disclosed that she was highly intimidated on the sets of Shamitabh at the thought of working with Amitabh Bachchan. However, the preparation filmmaker R. Balki and herself had made earlier coupled with the legend’s surprisingly calm and comforting demeanor pacified her and brought back her focus on her work.
  7. Akshara has admitted to being a big prankster and having landed her sister in trouble by always putting the blame squarely on her whenever being interrogated for her mischievous activities.
  8. She used to be an atheist but later converted to Buddhism after being impressed with its teachings and principles.
  9. In 2023, she purchased a 2,354-square-foot apartment in Mumbai’s Khar for ₹15.75 crore. The price she paid was inclusive of 3 car parking spaces. She paid a stamp duty of ₹94.5 lakh for the property which was registered in September 2023.

Featured Image by Bollywood Hungama / BollywoodHungama.com / CC BY-3.0

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