Kamal Haasan’s daughter Akshara on leaked private photos: Have reached out to Mumbai Police, cyber cell

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Veteran actor Kamal Haasan’s younger daughter Akshara Haasan recently became the latest victim of cyber-crime as private pictures of hers went viral on the internet. The pictures of Akshara, who made her debut in Bollywood opposite Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush in 2015 film Shamitabh, in inner-wear shocked all. The pictures of the young budding starlet were shared on social media and were spread like wildfire. 

Now, Akshara Haasan has opened up on her leaked private photos. Taking to Twitter, the actress said that she has reached out to Mumbai Police and cyber cell to seek help ‘in tracking the person/s responsible for this leak with hopes get to the bottom of this soon’.

Read Akshara Haasan’s full statement 

Recently, some of my private pictures were leaked on the Internet. Who did this or why is not known to me yet. But what I do know that it is deeply unfortunate to make a young girl the victim of such an act only for a pervert mind’s enjoyment. And each time someone shares it with eye-catching headlines to draw more traction, it scars me deeper and adds to everyone’s participation in my harassment and helplessness.  

It’s particularly disturbing and deeply upsetting to see that at a time when the nation has woken up to the #metoo movement, there are still people out there who would harass and attempt to share private pictures of a young girl in the public eye only to derive some perverse pleasure that appeals only to them. I have reached out to the mumbaipolice and the cybercell to seek their help in tracking the person/s responsible for this leak and hope to get to the bottom of this soon. Till then, I can only request that we all learn to live and let live with dignity and privacy and hope that the internet won’t continue actively participating in my harassment.  #metoo.

On the professional front, Akshara Haasan made her Kollywood debut with the much-hyped Vivegam. Directed by Siva, the spy-thriller featured Ajith Kumar in the lead and opened to a thunderous response at the box office. At present, she has a film with Vikram in her kitty. It is a Kamal Haasan production and is likely to feature an intriguing plot.