Asin

Some Lesser Known Facts About Asin

• At the time of her birth, her parents wanted to name her after her grandmother’s name ‘Mary.’ However, later, her father dropped the idea.

• She once shared the meaning of her name i.e. ‘A’ means ‘opposite of’ in Sanskrit and ‘sin’ is taken from English.

• At the age of 3, she started her training in Bharatanatyam. She is also trained in Kathakali and folk dance.

  

• While in school, she participated in various extra-curricular activities.

  

• She was good at studies at her school. While she was in class 12, she topped in her state in French subject.

  

• At the age of 14, she started her career as a model.

• Her first TV commercial was for BPL Mobile.

• After her class 12, she wanted to prepare for the Civil Service examination. However, by that time, she got an offer of a Malayalam film.

  

• She has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Avon, Vogue, Filmfare, and Galatta Cinema.

  

• She has also walked the ramp in various fashion shows.

  

• She has acted in various Telugu films like ‘Sivamani’ (2003), ‘Lakshmi Narasimha’ (2004), ‘Gharshana’ (2004), ‘Chakram’ (2005), and ‘Annavaram’ (2006).

  

• She has also appeared in a few Tamil films such as ‘Ullam Ketkumae’ (2005), ‘Ghajini’ (2005), ‘Pokkiri’ (2007), and ‘Kaavalan’ (2011).

  

• Some of her Hindi films are ‘Ready’ (2011), ‘Housefull 2’ (2012), ‘Bol Bachchan’ (2012), and ‘Khiladi 786’ (2012).

• In 2015, after appearing in the Hindi film ‘All Is Well,’ she quit films.

  

• Her husband is 10 years older than her.

• She hates to be called by her nicknames.

• Asin suffers from OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).

• She once shared that she did not eat her food until her shot while shooting for films was completed.

• She is the first South Indian actress to work with both Aamir Khan and Salman Khan.

• Her husband is 10 years older than her.

• Asin can speak various languages like Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, French, Marathi, German, and Spanish.

• Reportedly, while she was working in the Hindi film ‘Ghajini,’ she did not get along with her co-actress Jiah Khan.

• While shooting for the Hindi film ‘London Dreams,’ she insisted the makers of the film get her shoes worth Rs 2 lakhs as the shoes they had provided were not comfortable.

• She once said that she would work only with renowned film directors.

• While she was working in Bollywood, she changed her entire staff including her father who was her manager.

• According to some sources, the Indian actor Aamir Khan had suggested her name for a Disney film. However, Asin denied taking help of him.

• She has supported various social welfare campaigns. She supported the Sri Lankan Tamil people who were affected by the Sri Lankan Civil War.

• She has endorsed many popular brands.

• There were rumours that Asin and Salman Khan were once so friendly that they used to share expensive gifts frequently, and Salman also helped her to get a flat in Mumbai.

• She was allegedly wrongfully touched by a fan at a conference. A photo of the same went viral on the internet. Later, she said that the image was morphed.

• She once shared that she did not consume alcohol.

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