Men Should Also Experience Period Pain to Understand Women’s Struggles: Shruti Haasan

Shruti Haasan, who is currently busy with multiple film projects, has spoken candidly about menstrual pain and her experience with PCOS. During a podcast hosted by Soha Ali Khan, the actress and singer said that she experiences significant pain during her periods because of PCOS. She also reflected on how conversations around menstruation can be difficult, particularly in professional environments where such issues are not always openly discussed.

Shruti recalled that early in her career, she was hesitant to tell filmmakers when she was experiencing period-related difficulties. She compared this with situations where actors openly discuss physical problems such as knee surgeries and receive adjustments from directors on set. In a light-hearted remark, she said she had wished men also experienced periods so they could understand the pain women go through and workplaces might have recognised period leave more readily. She further recalled an occasion when she spoke openly about her period to a director, who understood her situation and supported her after relating it to his own experience as a parent. Shruti said that experience changed the way she viewed discussing such issues.