Asin, who was in Sri Lanka with Salman Khan shooting for her Hindi film Ready, made a trip to the war-torn regions of Northern Sri Lanka, thus becoming the first celebrity to visit the area.
She visited Vavuniya and Jaffna, where she organised Eye Care Camps. The First Lady of Sri Lanka, Madam Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapakse, accompanied Asin to the region.
In Tamil Nadu, supporters of Sri Lankan Tamils have been calling for a ban of Asin's films, because she went to Sri Lanka to shoot a film. She was currently shooting for a Tamil film, too.
Asin not only shot her Hindi film in Sri Lanka but after the shoot chose to visit the war-torn areas and, in a way, told her critics that, while they shouted from Tamil Nadu, she did something good for the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
In an exclusive chat w, Asin talks about her visit.
Were you shocked at the way people over here reacted to your going to Sri Lanka to shoot a Hindi film?
I was shocked and surprised because I couldn't understand why a professional could not be at a place where she is needed. I was not there to support anything or anyone. I went there to do my work.
When I signed the film, I made a commitment to the filmmakers that I would shoot the film wherever they wanted to. It is not in my hands to decide where to shoot the film. It is the producer's and director's call; the leading lady has no say in this. So, I was bound to go to the location the director chooses. As a professional, I was honouring the commitment I had made by going to Sri Lanka to shoot Ready.
She visited Vavuniya and Jaffna, where she organised Eye Care Camps. The First Lady of Sri Lanka, Madam Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapakse, accompanied Asin to the region.
In Tamil Nadu, supporters of Sri Lankan Tamils have been calling for a ban of Asin's films, because she went to Sri Lanka to shoot a film. She was currently shooting for a Tamil film, too.
Asin not only shot her Hindi film in Sri Lanka but after the shoot chose to visit the war-torn areas and, in a way, told her critics that, while they shouted from Tamil Nadu, she did something good for the Tamils in Sri Lanka.
In an exclusive chat w, Asin talks about her visit.
Were you shocked at the way people over here reacted to your going to Sri Lanka to shoot a Hindi film?
I was shocked and surprised because I couldn't understand why a professional could not be at a place where she is needed. I was not there to support anything or anyone. I went there to do my work.
When I signed the film, I made a commitment to the filmmakers that I would shoot the film wherever they wanted to. It is not in my hands to decide where to shoot the film. It is the producer's and director's call; the leading lady has no say in this. So, I was bound to go to the location the director chooses. As a professional, I was honouring the commitment I had made by going to Sri Lanka to shoot Ready.
