Chez Moi

A chance glance at an article posted on the doors of Murugan Idli Shop in Besant Nagar led to my discovery of Shruti Haasan and her awesome music. All I knew of her till that minute was that she was the firstborn of Kamal Haasan and Sarika. Till I logged onto her MySpace website and listened to a couple of her songs. That was a good few hours ago and since then, I have listened to her most of her songs at least a couple of times.

What strikes me most about her music is its refreshing quality. Her base in Indian music and her degree in Western have helped create a beautiful amalgam of sound and her dulcet tones are real pleasing to the ears. I really like her songs ‘Again’ and ‘Tamil’ - she sounds a bit like LeAnn Rimes in her rawness but overall, in her own words, she sounds like “nothing you’ve heard before!”

Here’s wishing this talented youngster success in her musical career and one hopes she does’t have to fight to get away from the shadows cast by her parents’ illustrious movie careers!