Bollywood actress actress Asin turns 29 today. We take a look at her career in films so far.
Southern actress Asin, best known for her role in Ghajini, turns 29 today. Here's her pictorial journey in the film industry so far.
Born in a Syro-Malabar Catholic Nasrani family, Asin Thottumkal in Kochi (Kerala), was first named Mary after her grandmother. The actress' father however rechristened her Asin which means ‘pure'. Her father Joseph is now her manager and her mother Seline is a surgeon. The actress was quite a bright student at school and has graduated with a Bachelor's degree in English Literature.
Asin was only 15-year-old when she landed her first role in Malayalam movie Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka.
But she took a year off work to complete her education and then returned with a bang in the Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi opposite Ravi Teja. She won the Telugu Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
Riding high on the success of Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi , she bagged another Telugu movie Shivamani opposite Nagarjuna. She was given the Santosham Best Actress Award by a Telugu magazine. The Tamil remake of her super hit Telugu film Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi also made a big splash. The film made a record collection at the box office.
But the highlight of Asin's career so far has no doubt been the blockbuster Ghajini, co-starring Surya and Nayantara and directed by AR Murugadoss for which she also received the Tamil Filmfare Award for Best Actress.
In fact Ghajini's Tamil original helped Asin make inroads into Bollywood as well. The Hindi remake of the film starring Asin and Aamir Khan went on to become one of the biggest grossers ever in Bollywood. It also got the Asin the Filmfare Best Female Debut Award.
Asin's performance in K S Ravikumar's Dasavathaaram opposite Kamal Haasan received widespread critical acclaim. It was one of the biggest hits in the history of South Indian cinema.
Some of her other south Indian movies include Sivakasi, Majaa, Varalaru, Annavaram, Aalwar and Pokkiri which garnered mixed response in terms of commercial success and critical acclaim.
However, Asin was not so lucky second time round in Bollywood with 2009 film London Dreams opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn. The film bombed at the box office.
After 2 years, Asin again paired opposite Salman Khan in 2011 film Ready, which was a remake of a Telugu film by the same name. Ready placed Asin back on the map to stardom as the film was one of the highest grossing films that year.
In 2012, Asin was seen in three different films Housefull 2, Bol Bachchan and Khiladi 786. However the actress disappeared soon after that.
Asin will next be seen in Umesh Shukla's (of OMG! Oh My God fame) upcoming film All is Well. In the film Asin will be seen romancing actor Abhishek Bachchan, who played the role of her brother in Bol Bachchan. The film also stars actor politician Smriti Irani and Rishi Kapoor.
Earlier this year, Asin was made the brand ambassador of Avon India. We wish her a very happy birthday!
