By Jilawatan

Asin was a name to reckon with in the south when she decided to move bag and baggage to Bollywood. A Hindi film debut opposite Aamir Khan in Ghajini is the stuff that every newcomer’s dreams are made of. The film was a blockbuster and Asin was the toast of B-Town. But after her London Dreams (opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgn) became 2009’s biggest BO nightmare, life has been topsy-turvy. Rumours about the southern spice girl refusing films by Farah Khan and Ashutosh Gowarikar hasn’t upped her popularity quotient much. With not a single film in her kitty (and even Kollywood turning the other way), Asin says she’s taking a break (from films )to return to her first love, painting.