Akshara Haasan is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi and Tamil language films. The daughter of actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur, and the younger sister of Shruti Haasan, she made her film debut with the comedy drama Shamitabh (2015), and later appeared in Vivegam (2017).
Akshara Haasan was born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu to actors Kamal Haasan and Sarika Thakur. Shruti Haasan is her elder sister. Akshara did her schooling years in Abacus Montessori School, Montessori; Lady Andal in Chennai; Beacon High in Mumbai and completed her schooling in Indus International School, Bangalore.
Akshara Haasan lives in Mumbai with her mother. She is an atheist, although she agrees with Buddhism and describes it as "a way of life and in an individuals way of life."
