Contract killer Asin

Contract killer Asin

Asin refused to sign a contract for London Dreams, which dictated her interaction with the media

ASHWINI DESHMUKH

Though Tamil actress Asin is just one film old in Bollywood, she has learnt not to bow down to Bollywood ways. Learning from her Ghajini experience, wherein her interaction with the media was curbed, Asin has refused to sign a contract for London Dreams which governed her media interactions.

A source from the industry said, "Asin was irked with Aamir Khan and the production house for having restricted her from interacting with the media during the making of Ghajini, which took almost two years. Ghajini took longer than usual to get made because of a number of reasons — one of them being Aamir's injury. Though a contract bound Asin kept mum about being told not to interact with the media, she was not happy about it. At one point she even raised the issue of being more accessible to the media, but to no effect. But she's turned wiser now. When Vipul Shah, producer of London Dreams asked Asin to sign a contract stating a similar clause, she put her foot down. She turned down the gag contract saying that she wants to be vocal on her accord and does not want to feel caged anymore."
Considering that Asin is an established actress down south and was making her splash in Bollywood to expand her spectrum of work; restricting her interaction with the media was suffocating her.
Asin's father, Joseph Thottumkal said, "Asin will never enter into any contract with any production as far as media dealings are concerned. Talking or not talking to the media is Asin's call. And she feels that she definitely needs to connect with her fans through the media."
Vipul Shah, director and producer of London Dreams said, "Asin is a very important part of London Dreams. She did express concern, regarding the freedom of speech as far as media protocol goes and I agreed to it. She has been receiving a lot of appreciation for Ghajini and I agree with her when she says that she must connect with her fans by being more visible in the media.