I feel very happy that the society has matured and parents have opened up to their girls studying more and becoming working professionals and becoming bread winners for themselves.
— Asin
Salman is a paradox. He has this image of a moody actor who turns up late for shoots or doesn't turn up at all. And then there is this image of him as a kind-hearted, loving, and giving man. From my experience with him, I have to say that I have never seen the bad boy image at all.
When 'Dabangg' released, we were shooting in Chennai, but we still went to watch it in a theatre. I am not bothered if people try to mob me or ask me for autographs.
'Kaavalan' is not like 'Sivakasi' or 'Pokri'; it's a love story.
Salman is a very relaxed and chilled out guy with no pretentions. What you see is what you get. That's great in an industry which survives on creating images and personas.
I believe that if you acheive success, you will also experience failures in life.
Acting with people whom you know is like being with the family. It is a comfortable ground.
Each film has its own fate, and you can't go through personal emotions based on the highs and lows of a film.
I don't like discotheques, pubs, or late-night parties.
I started learning Bharatnatyam from the age of three. I have also learnt folk dance.
'Housefull' was an enjoyable film, and I thought it would be nice to be part of the franchise.
I do a film only when I feel I will be comfortable with the set-up and other members of the team.
Working with Salman is just fun. We share a great bond and comfort level, and therefore, work becomes pleasure.
I do have a soft corner for rom-coms, but at the same time, I like drama, too.
Now that I am a part of the Hindi film industry, I hope I can do different roles with a lot of scope.
My film career was never planned.
Apart from English, I speak my mother tongue Malayalam, as well as Tamil, Telugu, and a bit of Kannada and French.
Today's women are not dependent, and I think it's the biggest sense of freedom.
When you are new and working with senior artists, it is their responsibility to make you comfortable.
I make sure that I watch all the new films in a theatre.
I have been accused of many crimes. A TV channel even put up a show called 'Sins of Asin!'
My feet are firmly planted on the ground.
Indians can identify with the Indian sensibilities, and rather than taking something from foreign films, it is always good to make a movie which has been enjoyed by a certain audience or in a certain part of India and make it available to a larger audience.
I don't get insecure and rush to sign movies just to be in the public view and news. That is not the way I am.
I act because I enjoy it. I give 200 per cent to it.
While accepting a film, my co-star is my last priority.
In school, I was good in academics and extracurricular activities. I even topped the state in French in my Std 12 exams.
I don't consider myself so big that I can't work with any other actress. I'm very easy-going.
I love pet animals, but I don't have any.
Working with Salman, I have observed that he is a very straightforward person.
I am flexible and comfortable enough to pull off any genre.
I would like to do all kinds of films.
I've dubbed for all my films, including 'Ghajini.'
Most actors don't like doing still photo shoots, but I love them. I'm very comfortable, and I enjoy the clothes, looking good, and freezing the moment.
Women are no longer just born to be married. We are here to compete with everyone and make a place for ourselves under the sun on our own.
It feels great to see the kind of love people showered on me when I was shooting for 'London Dreams' in Chandigarh. It was overwhelming and touching. That was when I realised the kind of fan following I have.
I am a huge fan of the Siddique sir's Malayalam comedies. I grew up watching them. I am also his daughter's classmate in school.
Let's be frank. In the South, people are not as enthusiastic about Hindi movies as their own.
Even before I entered the industry, my parents always told me never let success get to your head and failure to your heart.
I am very comfortable working with Salman.
Acting is a career, and you can't expect everything to work out the way you want. One has to be mature enough to handle that.
My close friends are not from the industry. They are those I went to Lower Kindergarten with.
I started modeling at the age of 14, when I was in Std 9.
Both my parents are well educated; my father worked for the CBI before becoming a businessman, and my mother was a civil surgeon. But I did not want to be a doctor.
I don't have to do films to pay my bills, nor am I insecure to think that out of sight is out of mind.
I think the interaction I had with Salman in 'London Dreams' kind of helped to have a comfortable relationship in 'Ready' because of the rapport created. He is always very supportive.
No matter how much we deny it, the fact remains that we have a male-dominated society as well as industry.
It was coincidental that 'Housefull 2' and 'Bol Bachchan' came back-to-back. It's not that I have a special affinity for them and so I chose them; they just came my way.
I will definitely be doing films down south if anything good comes along.
I know Hindi.
