5 blockbuster movies rejected by Asin 

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Asin’s missed hits 

Asin featured in many renowned films predominantly in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu cinema. However, she also rejected multiple hits. Take a look: 

Bachna Ae Haseeno (Prime) 

Siddharth Anand’s blockbuster rom-com was rejected by Asin. The star-studded ensemble includes Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha, Deepika Padukone, and Minissha Lamba. 

Barfi! (Netflix) 

Asin turned down both the female lead roles in Anurag Basu’s period romantic comedy. Priyanka Chopra and Ileana D'Cruz later features opposite Ranbir Kapoor. 

Karthik calling Karthik (Netflix) 

Asin was the initial choice for Vijay Lalwani’s psychological thriller. However, she rejected the offer and it went to Deepika Padukone. 

Delhi-6 (Netflix) 

Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s blockbuster drama film first approached Asin, but she turned down the offer. Later, Sonam Kapoor bagged the role opposite Abhishek Bachchan.  

De Dana Dan (JioCinema) 

Asin also rejected Priyadarshan’s hit comedy drama film. The ensemble cast features Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, Katrina Kaif, Paresh Rawal and Sameera Reddy. 

Quitting films 

Asin quit films after she married Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in January 2016. She last appeared in All Is Well before taking her retirement from the industry