Amir and Asin in Ghajini

Asin now has Disney in the bag

Asin, it seems, only wants to play in the big league. The South actress recently signed a Disney production. Says a source, "After A R Murugadoss's Ghajini with Aamir and Vipul Shah's London Dreams with Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, Asin is playing in the big league. Though she has been getting many offers, she's being choosy and only wants to sign big banners. Recently, she signed Walt Disney's next with Darsheel Safary. The film is being directed by Satyajit Bhatkal who had earlier made the documentary on Lagaan."

Satyajit Bhatkal says, "I can't talk about anything as I am under contract." A source close to Aamir says, "Asin got the Walt Disney film on Aamir's recommendation. He knows Satyajit well and told her when they were casting for the female lead, to check Asin out. Aamir is happy with the way Asin has performed in Ghajini. They had selected her because of her performance in the Tamil version. In fact, Aamir was so impressed with what she had done earlier that he told people she was the best thing about the film."

Says Aamir, "Asin's a very good performer. I won't be surprised if she quickly gets noticed by filmmakers. She's already doing some very good films."

Courtesy: Oneindia

Hindi Ghajini Stills

Asin's new hindi film Ghajini has to be release in December. Casting: Amir khan, Asin Director: A.R Murugadas. This film is most expected from Asin fans and in Bollywood industry. Shooting is completed and now Asin is engaged for new Bollywood movie London Dreams.

Asin in Marmayogi

Kamal Haasan has somehow finally included Asin into his forthcoming magnum opus ‘Marmayogi’. Well, though she would be appearing for just 2-3 scenes, her role would be so powerful. Trisha plays the role of Kamal Haasan’s second wife and who could be the first one? It is none other than Shriya Charan. Both of them are involved vividly learning in pronunciation of Tamil… Hema Malini performs the role of baddie as she would be donning the character of leader of opponent in rival..

Well, role played by Shobana is yet to be confirmed and Mumaith Khan has been the recent addition to the list of heroines. Telugu actor Venkatesh dons an important character and rest of the star-casts would be soon finalized…

Cute Asin at the launch of Vogue Magazine

"The shoot with Vogue was really exciting," Asin says. "It was my first shoot for a fashion magazine, and I had lots of fun. The clothes are amazing -- especially the pink dress by Valentino. Most actors don't like doing still photo shoots but I love them. I'm very comfortable and I enjoy the clothes, looking good and freezing the moment."

Asin - Dasavatharam

Asin's reaction as Kothai Radha in the12th century Chola kingdom in India when the king orders to tie her husband Rangaraja Nambi (Kamal Haasan), a Vaishnavite with the huge idol of Vishnu to throw in the Indian Ocean and her plea towards her husband to renounce his belief takes us back in the time roller coaster to the 12th century era and cry with her.

Her role as Andal, a granddaughter of a 95-year-old mentally retarded woman Krishnaveni (Kamal Haasan) is really expressive. She does her best in the scene when Govind (Kamal Haasan) tries to escape with the idol and when she tries to stop him as she is worshiping the idol. In the scene when Govind and Andal find out they are being hunted by the police and that they are portrayed negatively in the press, her reaction towards Govind is very lively.

Bombay Dreams for Asin

Early this year, Asin moved lock, stock and barrel from her Chennai apartment to a spanking new flat in Lokhandwala Complex in Mumbai. At that time it was made clear to her Tamil producers that she was moving to Mumbai to complete Ghajini with Aamir Khan. However, last week the pretty actress signed a Hindi film titled London Dreams opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan, to be directed by Vipul Shah.

The grapevine is also abuzz that Bollywood’s hottest director Priyadarshan has signed her up to be the heroine in a film with Akshay Kumar, to start in November. In fact, the July issue of an international fashion magazine has Asin on its cover as one of the heroines to look out for in Bollywood.
So is the queen of Kollywood abdicating her throne? It looks like that, as the actress has not signed any Tamil film after Dasavatharam though the actress keeps saying that she is “open to doing more films in Tamil if the right script comes along.”

Kollywood producers, who have repeatedly knocked at her doors offering her plum roles opposite superstars, have now forgotten her and crowned her arch rival Nayanthara as the new number one. Industry pundits predict that Asin will probably be the next big South Indian actress to make it big in Bollywood.

Asin has worked magic with the family and youth audiences; her portrayal of Kalpana in Ghajini made her a star. Add to this that Asin dubs in her own voice augurs well for the characters she portrays. In the Hindi version of Ghajini also, she has dubbed in her own voice, which was appreciated by Aamir Khan. Experts also say that she has the best strike rate among the current crop of heroines — 7 of her 9 releases in Tamil are hits.

Will the pretty actress find her feet in Bollywood? She is a complete outsider who has no industry connections other than an impressive CV in Chennai. Her plus point is that she has a pan-Indian look and is familiar to North Indian audiences due to the product endorsements she’s done. Asin is a perfectionist with a fiery determination to succeed, and in Bollywood it may just pay off.