With a rather successful innings in Bollywood, today actor Asin's as much a star in B-Town as she is down South. And though she admits that technically there's not much difference when it comes to comparisons between the two industries, there's a certain difference when it comes to the audience's perception of the stars.“Down South I think audiences like it when the star is like one amongst them - they're simple and without make-up when they go out - that's valued as 'one of us', but it's different in Bollywood. There's much more attention, scrutiny and speculation, since it's a national platform, the audiences also expect a star to be a star 24x7. They like to see a little bit of stardust on a star all the time!” said Asin.
As for the stars, Asin feels that there can't be comparisons among actors and finds it hard to say who's a bigger crowd-puller, between her favourites Surya and Salman Khan. “Salman's such a craze nationwide and Surya's a big star down South and has done a few movies in Hindi as well so I really wouldn't know,” adds Asin.
Talking about her equation with Salman on Simi Garewal's talk show, she reveals that Salman's a very chilled out person, but there's no question about resisting him. “I never saw him in that light. He is very attractive, but for me he was somebody who I looked up to in a very respectful way, somebody I admired. So that never really crossed my mind,” she says. "He is full of masti all the time on sets and I'm always the bakra,” she smiles recalling an incident when he actually challenged her to eat a bug.
“We were shooting in Bangkok and Salman brought a bug. It was raw and he's like 'have it'. He thought that I’d be yelling and throwing a heroine tantrum but I didn't. I said calmly 'achha okay', and just swallowed it. So actually he didn't really get the reaction he expected,” shares Asin revealing her 'wicked side'. “Yes, at times I can be wicked! You know, I kind of get away with a lot of things,” she smiles.
What about love? Talking about the last time she went on a date, she says, “I didn't know if it was a date, I thought I was just going out with a friend but apparently it was a date and that would be a year back.” However, Asin reveals that she's not exactly a romantic. “I think I'm a contradiction. Somewhere, I'm very emotional, sentimental and a romantic, but I also think with my head. I don't let my emotions run away with me as well. So I don't know what to call myself - I'm confused!”
