My song ‘Monster Machine’ is a dark feminine cry of self-love: Shruti Haasan

A poster of ‘Monster Machine’. (shrutihaasan
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“A lot of lessons I have learnt are through relationships. Although success and failure are great teachers, I feel a partner is the most intimate teacher. You learn a lot of stuff through relationships. So, I like using relationships as a narrative,” she said

“Monster Machine” uses words intertwined with industrial rhythm and Indian rhythm, all wrapped within a cinematic style score that lends itself to the story.

The actor-singer throws light on how she arrived at “Monster Machine“: “I love using a love song format, but this is a love song for myself. It says I am a monster. I need a monster to meet me, not a man.”

She added, “So, that’s how the idea was born. Then, I started writing these lyrics about addressing the sisterhood of feminism.”

MONSTER MACHINE – out now !!! https://t.co/kBYYInTGZT pic.twitter.com/stAtiT5ozg

— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) October 25, 2023

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An angry female narrator

About the making of the video, Shruti Haasan said she envisioned an angry female narrator telling the whole thing.

“I wanted to address the witch archetype. Generations change, the punishment changes, but the fire always burns the misunderstood woman. I read this beautiful quote: ‘We are the granddaughters of the witches that you couldn’t burn.’ I feel of the lineage because witches — chudail — are all names given to women you don’t agree with. So, I wanted to play into the archetype,” she explained.

Excited about The Eye

Writing and singing songs and shooting videos are just one facet of Shruti Haasan, whose next project is an international film called The Eye, which is now doing the rounds in festival circuits.

Predictably, this one, too, is all about women. “The Eye is an international film. It has been completed and is currently on festival circuits.”

Shruti Haasan added, “It was nice working on this film because it was a team full of women for the first time in my career. It wasn’t because of novelty. There was a genuine bond of sisterhood between these women, and they got me to play the woman whose story it is. It is honest and authentic. It was so humbling to be on that project.”

So honoured to have been a part of this beautiful story THE EYE which has been nominated for best director and best cinematographer at the Greek international film festival and the best film at the London independent film festival ! This film was made with love and care not only… pic.twitter.com/3T5dkxi8oM

— shruti haasan (@shrutihaasan) October 4, 2023

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Big Boss and Kamal Haasan

Shruti Haasan says she wanted to address the witch archetype through ‘Monster Machine’. (ShrutiHaasan/FB)

Her actor-father Kamal Haasan is the host of the popular Tamil television reality show Bigg Boss.

Ask her if she watches the show and what her thoughts are about it,  Shruti shoots back: ” I don’t watch Bigg Boss. It’s not that I have anything against Bigg Boss. I don’t watch reality-based stuff. I enjoy fiction. If it is reality-based, it has to be a documentary for me.”

However, the actress said she was happy that her father was hosting the show as it seemed to have made a whole generation of people feel closer to him.

“I think people like it because my dad, by nature, is not judgemental. He’ll give you his opinion. He comes at it with humour and compassion. He’ll never say you are a bad person or an idiot. He likes studying people. That is why he is such a good actor,” she signed off.