when shruti haasan was first voted the hyderabad times most desirable woman back in 2013 she was an excited young woman in her 20s still discovering herself and trying to find a firm footing in the film world seven years on as the coveted title comes her way once again shes a selfassured woman in her 30s whos confessedly in a much better space in life than shes ever been before the 20s are cool but 30s are when the fun really starts she quips the journey till here wasnt a walk in the park on rose petals though there have been thorns and in plenty from being written off for looking too western to being judged for openly speaking about getting cosmetic surgeries done to being mocked at for her unique sense of style shruti has endured it all but she remained unfazed through it all you do you seems to be her motto as she stands tall on a stage of her own making flaunting her own unique brand of sexy with a confidence thats rare to find in a world of cookiecutter beauties i always felt like a backbencher in life you know the weirdo at the back sketching in with her hoodie up thats how i felt in life and in the movie business there are some people who get me and understand me and i love them for it she says adding it means a lot that my being different is being celebrated and maybe for a girl like me whos socially awkward and a bit weird shell be like im going to stay this way id be like stay this wayit pays off brutally honest quirky to a fault and unabashedly sexy shruti tells us how her idea of desirability has evolved over the years and what the tag of hyderabad times most desirable woman 2020 means to her excerpts congratulations shruti youve been voted as hyderabad times most desirable woman 2020 how does that make you feel i feel really flattered hyderabad has been a very special city to me and the telugu audience has been wonderful so coming from them this tag feels wonderful im not one to take awards or tags seriously but i do value the love and thought that goes into it so id like to thank everybody who made this happen especially in a year like 2020 which has been so challenging for all of us what do you think makes you desirable for me desirability is not determined by somebody else in this poll it is but in life you cant aim to be desirable or sexy or interesting you can only do the best to be yourself and own and acknowledge every twist and turn of life ive always wanted to grow older and see the new phases that life has in store for me desirability and sexiness or attractiveness have never gone handinhand with vanity or youth or age or somebody elses prescriptions of what