Shruti Haasan speaking to scribes, spoke about box office pressure. She said “The pressure is more on the male actors and directors, jinka Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday sab box office pe chalta hai (whose Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday all depend on the box office). For women leading films, box office numbers are never those numbers. The pressure there is to break even and do better. It is not about the ₹2,000 crore club, the next club, probably.”
She added “Numbers keep growing, and this is a ‘boy problem’. It is nice to work in such films and there are benefits too for being a part of these big-ticket films. It is beneficial for women who are in them. You become a part of a saleable endeavour.”
Shruti Haasan is playing an important role in Rajinikanth's Coolie. Rajinikanth speaking about it, shared “There is an important female character… I asked who is going to play it. Lokesh said, ‘Shruti, sir!’ Is that it?? I saw the movie 3 at the time; she is a glamorous heroine! How about this role? He said, ‘She is more interested in acting in your film than in her father’s!’”