Asin is on cloud eleven. She has realised that the more successful you get the number of people trying to bring you down increases.

Contrary to reports that she is terribly upset about the London Dreams fiasco and she has shut herself in her room, we caught up with the actress who is unperturbed about such news.

In fact she was in Hyderabad for a Tata Sky meet, and told sify.com: “I am here for a dealer meet of Tata Sky and I am thoroughly enjoying every moment of it”.

The cool and chirpy actress says: “You can’t compare London Dreams with Ghajini and all the roles I do cannot be like the author-backed one like Kalpana. Even today, if London Dreams was offered to me, I would have taken it up as it was directed by one of the best directors and had two top Bollywood actors. I have no regrets as earlier itself, I knew that the focus was primarily on the friendship between two male characters and everything else was supportive of that.”

There is a harsh criticism about her not signing any new Hindi film after Ghajini release last year. Remember that this is not the first time that Asin is taking long break between films. Her modus operandi of signing films is truly different from her contemporaries. After her Tamil Ghajini went on to be a blockbuster, she refused all films and waited for nearly 9 months to sign her next film.

She adds: “I have always worked like this and I take up projects only if I am excited about the script and there are people in Bollywood who advice me to sign more films, but I am not in a hurry”.

Right now, Asin has taken painting as a passion and hobby something which she left a few years back. And right now, she is a busy bee with photoshoots, endorsements and travelling.

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Chandini, a Chennai resident, will make her debut in the K Bagyaraj-directed Sidhu Plus 2. The film has Shanthanu playing the lead. Revealing about the storyline, the actress says that it is about an intelligent and studious girl meeting a dull head and the events that unfold between them.

She was quoted by the PTI as saying, “Nobody from Tamil Nadu has approached me with a good film. If they do, then I would certainly consider it.” Are any filmmakers listening?

According to reliable sources, “Shreya was supposed to do the role but things did not work out over the monetary front as Shreya’s mother and manager had demanded for more than what Shreya was being offered.” The source further adds, “So, later Ayesha Takia Azmi was roped in opposite Salman in the film.”

Wanted marks the directorial debut venture of actor-choreographer Prabhu Deva.

Not just that, give her any tune, however complicated, and she will effortlessly whistle the tune for you. Apparently in the past, her directors have put her seetee skills to good use. So instead of the hero whistling at her, she whistles at the man. So cool, ain’t it? It’s kinda un-Bollywood like, but who cares, anyways, na? Here’s a seetee to that…Woo-hoo!

For Asin, her next release after Ghajini is crucial. The promos of her next film, London Dreams, are out and it did not please the southern star as she is seen in exactly one shot.

Asin isn’t kicked about the fact that Ajay and Salman feature in it prominently, while she has a blink-and-miss appearance. Apparently, Asin spoke to Vipul Shah about this as she was upset.

A source said, “When Asin learnt that she was hardly a part of the first theatrical promo of the film, she spoke to Vipul. Asin is very eager to see the response of the audience, especially since this will be her first release after Ghajini which was the biggest hit of last year. However, she was very disappointed with the promos. Vipul explained to her that since it is the story of two friends, he needed to have more of Salman and Ajay in the first promo. However, Asin was far from convinced and is sulking.”

• Vipul Shah hopes that Asin comes around after seeing the other promos as he says he is not trying to sideline her

Vipul Shah hopes that Asin comes around after seeing the other promos as he says he is not trying to sideline her. He said, “All I want to say is that this is just the first teaser of the film. Please don’t be in a hurry to judge anybody’s importance and let me say clearly that Asin is a very important part of my film. Let some other promos release and everything will be fine. I am aware that this is Asin’s first release after Ghajini and the expectations are huge. Let me assure everybody, especially fans of Asin, that they won’t be disappointed.”

Bhavana, who had an impressive debut in Kollywood in Mysskin’s Chithiram Pesudadi went on to do many films with leading heroes in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. She was last seen in Jayamkondan with Vinay after which there appears to have been a dry spell in her Kollywood career. This lull has been broken by her current prestigious venture Asal with Ultimate Star Ajith where she plays the leading lady along with Sameera Reddy.

However there have been widespread theories that Bhavana is not the actual heroine in Asal and her role is not as meaty as Sameera’s. While clearing the air on this issue, this petite actress said, “People are even wondering how I accepted this role because they think that I am only the second heroine. But it is not so. There are two heroines in the film and I am one of them.” Bhavana further added that she has two duets with Ajith. This should certainly put to rest any ambiguity related to the heroine issue of Asal.

Trisha delights Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar, it turns out, wasn’t wrong in putting his trust in director Priyadarshan for casting an appropriate leading lady opposite him in his new film Khatta Meetha.

The superstar may have had his doubts when Priyadarshan roped in the south star Trisha Krishnan, but all the apprehensions were laid to rest on the movie’s sets.

Like a true professional Trisha hadn’t hid the fact from both Priyadarshan and Akki that she isn’t very fluent in Hindi, though she studied the language in her school. But when the movie’s shoot began in a village a 100 kilometres away from Pune, Trisha took everyone by surprise.

“Trisha is turning out to be the surprise package. Before the shoot, she had informed us that she couldn’t converse in Hindi…But she took all of us by surprise when she spoke fluently in Hindi. I could see the smile on Akki’s face as he was delighted with her performance,” Priyadarshan is quoted as saying by a news daily.

Priyan went on to reveal that Trisha has a pivotal role in the film. She plays two characters in different time periods. The director also clarifies that it’s not a double role, but he promises that Trisha will get more footage in ‘Khatta Meetha’ than any actress has got in his previous films.

Rambha

“I’ve gone there only once,” she says, “That was when I was the chief guest for an event there. But, I didn’t get to spend quality time there. This time, other than work, I’m certainly looking forward to exploring the sights and sounds of Canada!”

On the film front, she’s finished work on Vidiyum Varai Kathiru that’s undergoing post-production work now.

And, Rambha aka Mango Dolly is all geared up for the sequel to Quick Gun Murugun, that created quite a buzz in Bollywood.

Yes, when a sequel happens, I’ll surely grab the offer,” says the actress, who has recently been gifted a car from the company for which she’s the brand ambassador. Way to go, Mango Dolly!