Asin Thottumkal no more daddy's girlApril 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - Actress Asin Thottumkal has to manage her life and career on her own for the first time as her father prepares to go in for surgery. But she says she is determined to prove herself.
Political parties rope in celebrity look alikes for election campaignApril 12th, 2009 RAIPUR - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has roped in celebrity look alikes to campaign for elections. The look alikes of Bollywood stars such as Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan, Ajay Devgan and cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar and Virendra Sehwag are all enthralling the voters in Raipur.
Search for Asin's missing aide on, police team heads to MumbaiMarch 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - A special police squad flew to Mumbai Friday to search for actress Asin's former employee who has allegedly gone missing. The star, meanwhile, said he had called her many times asking for huge sums of money.
Asin's aide 'missing', family says actor responsibleMarch 19th, 2009 CHENNAI - Family of a man employed with Bollywood actor Asin has alleged that he has gone 'missing' because of abuse by the actor. Asin has denied the charge.
'19 Steps' is my next big film, says AsinMarch 9th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Asin, who shot into popularity with the film 'Ghajini', made in Tamil and then in Hindi, is now aiming to scale even greater heights in the multi-lingual film '19 Steps' to be directed by Bharath Bala. 'The film is being produced by Walt Disney and a good portion will be shot in Kerala.
FIR lodged against Bollywood star Ajay Devgan in JharkhandMarch 1st, 2009 RANCHI - A police complaint has been filed against Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan in the Jharkhand capital by the owner of a production house, charging the actor with cheating, police sources said Saturday. According to the sources, the FIR was lodged in Argora police station of the city Friday by Rajesh Kumar Prasad of Kumar Art International (KAI), charging the actor with cheating, as he had not assigned dates for the movie he signed even after taking the signing amount.
Sanjay Dutt bonds with Ajay Devgan, adjusts dates for himFebruary 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - It seems the bonding between Ajay Devgan and Sanjay Dutt is getting stronger by the day. Not only has Sanjay agreed to do Ajay's home production 'All the Best' in spite of his decision to concentrate on his newly-started political career, he has also decided to immediately allot dates to the film.
Ajay, Bipasha team up againFebruary 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - After Prakash Jha's 2005 hard hitting film 'Apaharan', Ajay Devgan and Bipasha Basu team up yet again for a film to be directed by Rohit Shetty. The yet-to-be-titled comedy, which is Ajay's home production, will also star Sanjay Dutt and Fardeen Khan.
Script holds top priority for Asin (Film Snippets)January 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - 'Ghajini' star Asin Thottumkal, who got the Screen award for the most promising female debut in a Hindi film, says the matters most to her and she signs a film only if she likes the narrative. 'I have no particular choice of role in a film, but in the order of preference, I first see the script, followed by the role, director, banner and then the co-star,' Asin told IANS.
Asin's stay in Bollywood not permanentJanuary 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With several Bollywood projects in hand, southern beauty Asin Thottumkal moved to Mumbai from
Chennai but says she has no plans to stay in the city permanently. 'This is not a permanent shift from south Indian film industry to Bollywood, it's just that I had two
exciting projects, so I came here,' Asin, who was adjudged the best newcomer at Nokia Star
Screen Awards for her performance in Aamir Khan starrer 'Ghajini', told IANS.
Salman, Ajay Devgan fined five times for smoking in publicJanuary 9th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Bollywood stars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan have been figuring in the news for all the wrong reasons by consistently breaking the no-smoking law in the first smoke-free city of the country. Both actors have been served five penalty notices for smoking at public places in the last three days in Chandigarh and in neighbouring Punjab.
When Ajay Devgan kept Chandigarh police officials waitingJanuary 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Bollywood star Ajay Devgan kept some Chandigarh police officials waiting for over two hours at Taj hotel here. Guess, for what? Wrong, in case you thought for an autograph!
The police officials waited endlessly for the star Wednesday night for Rs.200 -- the fine imposed on him for smoking at the airport in the smoke-free city.
Ajay Devgan keeps Chandigarh police waiting endlesslyJanuary 7th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Bollywood actor Ajay Devgan seemed to have hidden behind a smokescreen Thursday. The Chandigarh police, despite repeated attempts, were unable to serve a penalty notice on the actor for allegedly breaching the no-smoking law in the city Monday.
Bollywood has given me a warm welcome: AsinDecember 30th, 2008 NEW DELHI - With another exciting Bollywood film in her kitty, South Indian actress Asin Thottumkal, who recently made her Bollywood debut with Aamir Khan-starrer 'Ghajini', says she has received a warm welcome by the industry. Asin's next Hindi film is Vipul Shah's 'London Dreams' which also stars Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan.
Like Aamir, I'm also quite a perfectionist: AsinDecember 23rd, 2008 NEW DELHI - Aamir Khan's perfectionist attitude often sends jitters down his co-stars' spines. But southern beauty Asin, who is set to make her Bollywood debut with Aamir in 'Ghajini', says she had no issues matching up to the superstar as she too always settles for nothing but the best.