Shruti Haasan says she was labelled unlucky at the start of her career. Here’s how Pawan Kalyan helped her | Bollywood-OxBig News Network

What Shruti said

During the interaction, Shruti talked about her perception in the industry when she was just starting out as an actor. She said, “They had this whole myth in Telugu that I am unlucky, because my first two films didn’t work. But they didn’t realise that the first two films had the same hero. And they were like ‘We don’t want her’.”

Shruti starred with Siddharth in the fantasy adventure film Anaganaga O Dheerudu and the romantic drama Oh My Friend. Both films, which released in 2011, did not work at the box office.

How Pawan Kalyan helped

It was Pawan Kalyan who believed in her during those initial years in the industry. The actor added, “Then Pawan Kalyan sir was like ‘no, we get her.’ And my whole career trajectory changed. Suddenly, Bombay started looking, and Tamil started looking. Do you know what I mean? It’s just the people and how they believe in you. It translates even creatively when they believe you can carry something off. And they are collaborative and communicative. It makes a difference.”

Pawan Kalyan worked with Shruti in the 2012 release Gabbar Singh. A remake of the 2010 Hindi film Dabangg, the Telugu film was a huge hit at the box office.

Shruti will be next seen in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie. The film, which stars Rajinikanth in the lead, is set for an August 14 release.