Ghajini catapults Asin into the big league

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R. Venkatesan Iyengar

27 December, 2008

With the Aamir Khan-starer Ghajini, Asin appears to have hit the pot of Bollywood gold. With her attractive looks and considerable histrionic skills, she could be the next southern siren to conquer Bollywood after SriDevi, Hema Malini and Rekha.

IF SOMEONE has really gained from Ghajini (Hindi), it has to be the heroine of the movie – Asin Thottumkal – who has not only essayed the role she played in the Tamil original, but also hit the pot of Bollywood gold with the remake.

Asin is reportedly moving base to Mumbai as she has quite a few Bollywood projects in hand, with the next being London Dreams with Salman Khan. Her parents too are giving up their jobs to be with their daughter and lend her a helping hand, as her career is moving northward, both literally and figuratively.

A beaming Asin told the media, “I’ve been travelling non-stop. I had no time to look around and find a place. But now we’re finalising a place in Bandra. Hopefully, by new year I’ll lock in to the place. Right now we feel a little unsettled. In Mumbai, you desperately need your own home."

Asin, who made her debut in the Malayalam movie Narendra Makan Jayakanthan Vaka in 2001, hit the bull’s eye with her second movie Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi in Telugu, for which she even won a Filmfare award for Best Actress (Telugu).

Since then, there has been no looking back for Asin, as she became a much sought after heroine in both Tollywood and Kollywood. Her ravishing looks and considerable dancing and histrionic skills not only won her accolades, but also fetched her success at the box-office. Soon one after another hits followed, which included films like Lakshmi Narasimha (Telugu, 2004), Gharshana (Telugu, 2004), M. Kumaran Son of Mahalakshmi (Tamil, 2004), Ullam Ketkumei (Tamil, 2004), Ghajini (Tamil, 2005 – Filmfare award for Best Actress), Sivakasi (Tamil, 2006), Pokkiri (Tamil, 2007) and Dasavathaaram (Tamil, 2008).

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With the Hindi version of Ghajini confirming her credentials, Asin is going great guns to achieve what quite a few leading ladies of Tamil and Telugu film worlds as well as beauties of South Indian origin have always done: that is, conquer Bollywood.

The fact that Asin is well-versed in Hindi and does not need another person to dub for her is also seen as one of her advantages.

If everything goes according to the script, Asin could be the next in the line of the illustrious Southern belles who had the Bollywood eating out of the palms of their elegant hands, such as Vyjayantimala (Tamil), Hema Malini (Tamil), Rekha (Tamil), Jayaprada (Telugu) and Sridevi (Tamil).

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Y A Karteek

.Yes Indeed.. Asin.. has to however make sure.. she strikes the right balance between glamour and performance oriented roles and has to go for an accent neutralization training..

Victor

.A wholesome masala - Ghajini is. Asin looks fresh for those eyes tired of seeing aged actresses like Rani Mukherjee, Kareena, Priyanka, etc.

Khanin das

.ghajni is rocking movie.Asin is very sweet girl.I am big fan of asin.

Sreekumar

.Pradeep Rajkumar, ��Fraud�� is a very strong word. Any number of Bollywood/Indian movies have been influenced by many Hollywood flicks. Ghajini (Tamil as well as Hindi) is NOT a remake of ��Memento��. The director has only borrowed the concept of the hero relapsing into amnesia and tattooing the details on his body to remember them. Except for the borrowing of the said idea, Ghajini is an out-and-out desi movie with a storyline and stuff that you get to see only in Indian movies. Of course, Hollywood movies have the benefit of better technology. Indians are fast catching up. Kids of India loved Krrish as much as they loved Superman/Spiderman.

Pradeep Rajkumar

.new fraud from tamil industry to hindi industry... There is not special in Ghajini.A copy of Memento Movie which far better with style.The Tamil Director has made the movie in the indian way has the medical student searching for the character who has the problem amnesia.The flashback tells that the rich man who loves the girl till the end of first half does not tell her till he reveals the secret.The villan will come and hit the hero in the head when the heroine gets killed during the incident he losses consiousness.Avenging the twin villans will be done like Matrix in the climaxWatch the english version better than this one.The director has promoted ASIN in her ADS skills as a character who likes Ghajini.

S. Nair

.Nice to see a Mallu girl making it big.