ASIN THOTTUMKAL on films, tongue twisters, marriage proposals and stalkers

Describe the experience of living on your own.
So far, so good. I’ve wanted to do this ever since I turned 21. But then I came to Mumbai when I signed the Hindi version of Ghajini and my parents moved in with me. Even now they are just a hop, skip and jump away from my pad. But I’m loving my own space.
The people in my complex are really nice. The kids welcomed me with flowers and gave me laughing Buddha figurines, wind chimes and heart-shaped chocolates. They showed me around and thanks to them, I know that we have geese and ducks in the complex. We had a rain dance at a pool party. We’ve been playing volleyball and basketball.

But popularity has a side effect. Is it true you were being stalked recently?
Yes, that was scary. Some guy followed me from Indore to Singapore. I spotted him in my hotel lobby, at the mall and at the restaurant where I was having dinner. He followed me to the event that I had gone to Singapore for. I got really scared and ran away. I guess, such things happen and one just has to learn to deal with them.

Why didn’t you go into a signing spree after Ghajini?
I’m a very secure person and I’d rather wait for something good to come my way than sign films in haste. After Ghajini, the only film I really wanted to be a part of was London Dreams and so I grabbed it with both hands.

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