Three
out of the four films she's done are in the list of the top 10 highest
grossers of all time. " Ghajini", "Ready" and "Housefull 2" have all
crossed the `100 crore (net collections) mark.
Asin
has an enviable career success ratio in B-town when compared to
contemporaries in the `100-crore list who have been in the industry for a
decade or more.
Asin's next
film is Rohit Shetty's "Bol Bachchan".
Says
the actress, "I am thrilled to have three films in the coveted
100-crore list. It is a function of luck, working with good people,
growth in Bollywood and to some extent, my picking fun and emotional
stories, which tend to do well. For me, it is not about the crores in
collections, but entertaining such a big number of people. If the
audience is happy, the rest follows. Collections are one factor, but
more than anything, I'd like to work in films I'm passionate about. I
love the new generation of filmmakers and hope I get to work with them."
She
has also kept a relatively low profile compared to her peers. "I have
to admit, my PR and networking skills suck!" she says, "I may get all
self-righteous about it, but the fact is that PR matters. I come from
the South, where self-marketing isn't naturally in the culture, so I've
been deficient in that area. The good thing about downplaying myself is
that when achievements come, people are positively surprised. I believe
my work should do the talking."
Asin
says her family is her support system. "It may sound like a cliche,"
she says, "but my family defines who I am and is my strongest support
base. My parents have given me the right amount of independence to
pursue my dreams, but at the same time, brought me up well and kept me
grounded. There are absolutely no starry tantrums allowed at home! And
that is why I don't have them on the sets." What about Mr Right? "Ah!
Good men and good scripts - two things I'm looking for," she smiles, "So
far, I've been lucky with the scripts. It's perhaps time to focus on
finding the man."
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