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 Asin said no to Priyadarshan’s De Dana Dan opposite Akshay Kumar
because of the length of her role. Katrina happily bagged the role
arguing she wanted to be part of the film because of her pairing with
Akshay.
And to be part of the lavish laughathon, which promises to be one of the biggest hits of the year.
Instead Asin chose to do London Dreams where it so turns out that her role is not that substantial after all (to put it mildly).
There is shock and disbelief about the length and scope of Asin’s
role in London Dreams. After Ghajini where she dominated the show, Asin
as a chorus singer of a grunge band in London Dreams seems a bit hard
to swallow.
Attempts to ask the actress if her role had been drastically downsized were met with a suspiciously stony silence from her.
When Vipul Shah was contacted he was characteristically forthright.
“I’ve been hearing these stories about Asin’s role been chopped off. If
some people believe her role has been edited what can I do? The truth
of the matter is, Asin knew the exact extent of her role and she loved
it. She went into London Dreams with her eyes open. And she loved the
scope of her role. But finally when she saw the way the role had turned
out maybe it didn’t meet her expectations.”
Apparently the disappointing length of Asin’s post-debut Hindi film has soured things between the actress and the director.
Vipul vehemently denies this. “Asin and I are still friends; we’ve
met after the film’s release. If she is disappointed by her role she
hasn’t told me anything.”
Curiously all the news of Asin’s presence in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s
Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se dried up after the acutely lukewarm response to
her role and performance in London Dreams, leading to the speculation
that perhaps the Ghajini spell had broken with the second film.
Says a source from the industry, “Asin has been extremely picky so
far. She has said no to offers like Priyadarshan’s De Dana Dan and
Farhan Akhtar’s Kartik Calling Kartik. And now after London Dreams she
has no Hindi assignments on hand at the moment.”
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