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And like her famous father, it doesn't take long for Shruti Haasan to succumb to the arc lights.

The singer is making her entry into the world of films with Soham's film, Luck, opposite Imran Khan.

In the first part of this exclusive interview taken before she started shooting for Luck, Shruti tells Shobha Warrier how it feels to grow up as Kamal Haasan's daughter.

Being the daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika, was it inevitable for you to be in the film industry?

I would say even if I had tried, it would have been impossible for me to escape [being a part of the film industry]. The truth is, I did not want to escape. I always pictured myself as a part of this world.

When did the realisation come to you? Was it when you were very small?

Yes. It was not like saying I wanted to be a singer, dancer or an actor. I found that my dad was very happy with the few things I did. I think all kids feel that way. And I was genuinely interested in being on stage singing and stuff like that when I was in school. I can't really pinpoint when it all began.

Shah Rukh Khan has at last broken his mum. The Bollywood Badshah has come out with his version at last about the much-hyped tiff he had with co-actor Salman Khan.

The ‘fight’ occurred at Katrina Kaif’s birthday party, where an irate Salman Khan rubbed King Khan the wrong way, leading to an icy silence between them since. The incident divided the Mumbai film industry into two camps, with Shah Rukh and Salman supporters coming out to support their favourites.

It also put some actors in a fix, as taking the side of one spelled coldness to another. The cold war seems to have stretched longer, if Shah Rukh’s words are to be taken into account.

“It’s ok. There is not much common between us, we think differently, we speak differently. We have spent a good time together. But with time, that fact has got blurred,” Shah Rukh told a national daily.

When asked about any chance of their coming together anytime soon, he added, “We are happy in our worlds. If we come together it is good. If we don’t it’s even better. We are not friends, but it doesn’t imply we are enemies,” Khan said.

Before SRK’s statements, Salman had agreed about the coldness, too. He had said, “Yes there is a problem. But it is no big deal. Problems do occur in everybody’s lives. If after eighteen years of friendship something happens then it does not mean a lot.”

But SRK hit hard when he commented on the most eligible, but hotheaded bachelor of Bollywood, “I think like a father, while Salman thinks like a child!”

The silence has been broken, but not the ice. These words promise more division in Bollywood, and the ‘diplomatic ones’ (spell Aamir Khan) are going to have a hard time balancing their friendship.

Celebrities' personal life is a fodder for the media. They always hunt for the suitable opportunity when some popular stars will be caught in a trap and they will flash the news everywhere. Media always keeps a tab on the move of the stars and no sooner they find a juicy story, they are thrilled to blaze it. And if the celebrity is like Aishwarya Bachchan then the intensity and news value is doubly. Like last year, this year too media interferes in the private affair of the Bachchan ladies. They hide cameras in secret position and focused the Bachchan ladies performing Karva Chauth rituals.

Big B who returned home from hospital on the auspicious occasion seemed not content with media's interference on their private life and burst over them. Speaking out against the violation of his family's privacy he says, "The prying electronic media positioned themselves at vantage points to invade private space inside our home. It a callous, abhorrent act. Our privacy was invaded without our consent. Otherwise the ladies of the house were happy and content. They involved themselves with all the rituals connected with the occasion and the evening went off delightfully well."

One is a huge star while the other is a fine actor with great cinematic sensibilities. Shahrukh Khan might be the king of Bollywood who's delivered plenty of super hits (in spite of King Kumar's rapidly growing popularity) but Aamir Khan has always managed to hold his own with sensible flicks like Rang De Basanti, Taare Zameen Par and even the movie which he produced for his nephew Imran Khan, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na.

Now smart Aamir hasn't and won't go blatant with his war with Shahrukh like bad boy Salman Khan. He would rather do it his own subtle way. Not very long ago he blogged about a dog called Shahrukh which created quite a controversy but it didn't go out of hand (maybe because of Aamir's restrained ways).

Thereafter this smart Khan probably even played mediator when the great Salman- Shahrukh spat at Katrina Kaif's birthday party happened in his presence. But Aamir is not done yet and his subtle rivalry with King Khan continues.

Now Shahrukh is the brand ambassador of Dish TV while Aamir has started representing Tata Sky. When he was queried about the competition, Aamir joked and categorically told the people present that he doesn't know what Dish TV is.

Aamir further ruled out any kind of competition with the Baadshah by saying that he doesn't follow others, does what he feels is right and only concentrates on what he has to do. And that's not all. He also didn't forget to point out that he too is a mass hero and his appeal is not restricted to the classes.

But naturally he means to say that he can give Shahrukh a run for his money in the 'mass appeal' department too. This guy sure knows how to put his message across diplomatically!