Asin
Thottumkal
said
no
to
Priyadarshan"s
De
Dana
Dan
opposite
Akshay
Kumar
because
of
the
length
of
her
role.
Katrina
Kaif
happily
bagged
the
role
arguing
that
she
wanted
to
be
part
of
the
film
because
of
her
pairing
with
Akshay.
And
to
be
part
of
the
lavish
laughathon,
which
promises
to
be
one
of
the
biggest
hits
of
the
year.
Instead,
Asin
chose
to
do
London
Dreams
where
it
so
turns
out
that
her
role
is
not
that
substantial
after
all
(to
put
it
mildly).
There
is
shock
and
disbelief
about
the
length
and
scope
of
Asin"s
role
in
London
Dreams.
After
Ghajini,
where
she
dominated
the
show,
Asin
as
a
chorus
singer
of
a
grunge
band
in
London
Dreams
seems
a
bit
hard
to
swallow.
Attempts
to
ask
the
actress
if
her
role
had
been
drastically
downsized
were
met
with
a
suspiciously
stony
silence
from
her.
When
Vipul
Shah
was
contacted,
he
was
characteristically
forthright.
“I"ve
been
hearing
these
stories
about
Asin"s
role
been
chopped
off.
If
some
people
believe
her
role
has
been
edited
what
can
I
do?
The
truth
of
the
matter
is,
Asin
knew
the
exact
extent
of
her
role
and
she
loved
it.
She
went
into
London
Dreams
with
her
eyes
open.
And
she
loved
the
scope
of
her
role.
But
finally
when
she
saw
the
way
the
role
had
turned
out
maybe
it
didn"t
meet
her
expectations."
Apparently
the
disappointing
length
of
Asin"s
post-debut
Hindi
film
has
soured
things
between
the
actress
and
the
director.
Vipul
vehemently
denies
this.
“Asin
and
I
are
still
friends;
we"ve
met
after
the
film"s
release.
If
she
is
disappointed
by
her
role
she
hasn"t
told
me
anything."
Curiously
all
the
news
of
Asin"s
presence
in
Ashutosh
Gowarikar"s
Khelein
Hum
Jee
Jaan
Se
dried
up
after
the
acutely
lukewarm
response
to
her
role
and
performance
in
London
Dreams,
leading
to
the
speculation
that
perhaps
the
Ghajini
spell
had
broken
with
the
second
film.
Says
a
source
from
the
industry,
“Asin
has
been
extremely
picky
so
far.
She
has
said
no
to
offers
like
Priyadarshan"s
De
Dana
Dan
and
Farhan
Akhtar"s
Kartik
Calling
Kartik.
And
now
after
London
Dreams
she
has
no
Hindi
assignments
on
hand
at
the
moment."