Santanu Hazarika and actress Shruti Haasan had been dating for a while. The actress refers to Santanu as her “best friend” and expresses gratitude for his presence in her life.
Shruti discussed her relationship with Santanu in a recent interview.
“Santanu is my best friend. He is an amazing, talented person, and a very unique human being. People think that a lot of the times we call paparazzi, and yes there are times we do when we are looking extra cute or something (laughs). But a lot of the time we don’t, and it was just getting silly to like be photographed. I also like to share on social media my life, I think it’s been a great avenue for people to connect with me as a person, and this is a big part of my life,” Shruti told Pinkvilla.
She further added, “But I honestly think it would be much more annoying for him than for me. I am very thankful for the fact that he is in my life, and I am extremely proud of him. So it is what it is now.”
Shruti previously discussed her decision to stop hiding her connection with Santanu when appearing on the chat show The Love Laugh Live Show with Mandira Bedi. “I hid a lot in the past. I have been very particular. I have been like, ‘Oh my God, I am totally single’ for the longest time. Because people were like ‘you have to appear that way, you have to appear desirable, available’. And one day I was like, ‘For whom? For what?’ I also felt like it was disrespectful to my partner- to hide it. It may or may not work out, we don’t know but I think its important to respect your environment and the people in it,” Shruti had said.