Shruti Haasan reflects on identity and belonging: “Nothing’s really been more home than me for myself” : Bollywood News

Actor-musician Shruti Haasan recently spoke about how her understanding of home has evolved over the years, shaped by a life lived across multiple cities, film industries and cultures. For her, the idea of belonging is no longer tied to a specific place but to a sense of inner comfort.

Shruti Haasan reflects on identity and belonging: “Nothing’s really been more home than me for myself”Reflecting on her experiences across cities, she said, “Home is not geography at all for me, is what I’ve realized. When I go back to Chennai I feel an ease and I feel a love that is so infinite. In Mumbai, I feel a different kind of love. In Hyderabad, because I work in these industries, I feel a different kind of love.”

Having worked in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi cinema, Haasan explained that each city has offered her a distinct emotional connection. Over time, however, she began to see belonging as something more internal than external.

“What I’ve realized is you could probably throw me in the middle of anywhere and if I have to find my comfort, I will. That’s my joy in life, it’s getting to know people and a place and its culture and finding the thing that I love about it and making it then mine. Home is really where I am. It’s something that’s deeply personal and I could be in what is so-called the most comfortable place, including my physical home, and I could be completely discombobulated because I don’t feel at home with myself.”

She added that this realization has shaped how she navigates both her personal and professional life. “So that concept of myself, is superior in my brain of that, I am my home and that has given me a great sense of safety and security in navigating anything in life.”

Haasan also acknowledged that while her sense of home is largely internal, there are still emotional anchors in her life. “To me, home has never been geography. It’s never been a person, maybe apart from my dad, who really feels like the physical embodiment of home to me. Nothing’s really been more home than me for myself, that might sound a bit self-centered, but it’s worked out really well for me.”

Her comments offer insight into how a career spanning regions and languages can reshape ideas of identity and belonging. Rather than tying comfort to a single place, Haasan’s perspective suggests that stability can come from cultivating familiarity within oneself, even while moving across worlds.

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