South Indian actress Asin, of Ghajini fame, is now struggling to keep herself afloat here. Her troubles began with London Dreams opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn, which flopped at the box office.
Recently Asin was dropped from Vipul Shah's KhaKha KhaKha opposite John Abraham because her character was similar to the one she played in Ghajini... though insiders say she lost out because John didn't want to romance her, says a media report.
Now Asin has reportedly been dropped from Anurag Basu's Silence starring Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, because she's not tall enough!
The Silence role had initially gone to Katrina Kaif who turned it down because Priyanka's presence was more powerful in the film. This led to Anurag hunting for a new face. He also held auditions when he couldn't find this face.
It was then that the producers asked him to take Asin. But the director refused because his requirement is a girl who is more than 5.8 feet tall. “He doesn't think Asin will fit the role,” said a source.
“Now egos are bruised. Anurag, who wants to have his way, has gone ahead and is busy directing shows for a Bangla channel because of which Silence has been kept on hold.”
Though everyone's maintaining ‘silence', it's ultimately Asin who's lost out on the opportunity of working with current heartthrob Ranbir.
Fortunately for the actress, Salman, who had taken a liking to her during the making of London Dreams, is doing Anees Bazmee's Ready with her.
