Salaar star Shruti Haasan claps back at trolls ‘shaming’ her for opening up about sobriety

Shruti Haasan recently spoke candidly about her battle with alcohol addiction and her eight-year sobriety that followed. In conversation with a Youtuber, the actress who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film Salaar opened up about why she felt the need to give up alcohol and soon her statements went viral on social media. Now, the actress has taken to her social media account to slam articles ‘shaming’ her for talking about her sobriety. 

Shruti Haasan says her life will not change because of ‘pre-release negativity’ 

On December 18, Shruti Haasan took to her X (formerly Twitter) account to share a note for the media articles writing articles on her recent confessions. The actress expressed gratitude for having a blessed life and also clapped back at everyone for targeting her to share anecdotes from her vulnerable time. 

The actress wrote in the note, “Trying to shame me with your articles, talking about my sobriety isn’t working. Guess what, God is kind, my life is good.” Shruti is awaiting the release of her film Salaar which will hit the big screens on December 22 and will be headlined by Prabhas. She mentioned the upcoming release in her note and wrote, “No amount of negative bullsh**, before every release will change that.” 

What did Shruti Haasan say about her alcohol addiction? 

While speaking with Untriggered with Aminjaz, Shruti Haasan opened up about why she decided to give up on alcohol and choose to be sober. When asked if she is a social person who attends a lot of parties, she noted, “I used to. But I’ve been sober for eight years now. So, it’s hard to tolerate people in party situations when you’re not drinking.” 

In the same conversation, Shruti Haasan also confessed to being addicted to alcohol. She even clarified that she never used drugs, but used to get drunk often. She said, “I was never into drugs, but alcohol was a big thing in my life. [After a point] It just didn’t serve me at all anymore, in any positive way… I was [always] hungover, and I always wanted to drink with my friends… So, I felt like it was more in control of me.”