Who Is Santanu Hazarika? 5 Things To Know About The Doodle Artist Dating Shruti Haasan

Who is Santanu Hazarika: Actor Shruti Haasan marked her birthday January 28 with a special wish from her partner Santanu Hazarika. "Happy birthday you crazy crazy crazy woman," he wrote on Instagram stories, with a video of Haasan goofing around. Haasan turns 36 today.

Hazarika describes himself as a multidisciplinary visual artist and is an accomplished creative doodler. He was named the RedBull World Doodle Art Champion in 2014 at the competition's first edition. Based in Mumbai, he ditched his background in engineering to pursue a career in the arts.

Haasan and Hazarika have reportedly been together for over a year. They were widely clicked by paparazzi last year around Haasan's birthday when they stepped out for a date. Though they haven't offered public confirmation of their relationship, fans have picked up on enough clues on social media to believe the two are together.

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5 Things About Who Is Santanu Hazarika:

1. Hailing from Assam, Hazarika is an independent artist who rose to fame following his significant 2014 doodle championship win. He is the co-founder of the Gauhati Art Project (GAP) that aims to build a robust art collective in the city. Speaking in interviews, Hazarika revealed that since he didn't pick up an instrument - as so many do in Assam - his interests turned to art at an early age.

2. After completing his engineering degree in Assam, he moved to Delhi for a course in graphic design. Hazarika has since worked with notable companies, including Reebok, Red Bull, Adidas.

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3. As per his social profiles, he has an interest in exploring themes of mythology and pop culture through his illustrations. His paintings are also inspired by Anime.

4. Last year, in what was described in reports as one of the world's fastest NFT (non-fungible tokens) sales on WazirX, artwork by Hazarika in collaboration with singer-musician Ritviz sold out within seconds of going live online. It was reportedly sold for 300 tokens, which approximated almost $400 at the time.

5. Hazarika recently appeared with Haasan in an Instagram reel posted to the latter's account in which the couple took the popular 'who was interested first' challenge. In the video, Haasan revealed it was her who said 'I love you' to Hazarika first and that he was more protective of her.