Asin Thottumkal, popularly called by her first name Asin, is an established actor belonging to the south Indian film industry. Starting her movie career with a Malayalam film at the young age of 16, Asin emerged as the queen of south film industry, especially for her contribution in the immensely successful Tamil films like Ghajini, Sivakasi, Varalaru and Pokkiri. After Asin established her name and fame down south, she got an opportunity to star opposite Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan in the Bollywood remake of Ghajini in the year This was her breakthrough in Hindi film industry and she garnered great love and appreciation from the audience and critics alike.