Overview

• She said the motivation was personal rather than professional, emphasizing it was not for a film role.
• Shruti added that Rani Mukerji’s character in Hey Ram was named Aparna as a nod to Aparna Sen.
• The remark came after Sathyaraj noted Kamal Haasan had worked in Bengali, which she reframed with the anecdote.
• Multiple Indian outlets reported the exchange on August 26–27 as a playful revelation attributed to Shruti Haasan.
• No public response from Aparna Sen has been reported, and the claim remains uncorroborated beyond Shruti’s account.