Asin (Actress) Height, Weight, Age, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Asin Thottumkal
Nickname	Queen of Kollywood
Profession	Actress
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs
Figure Measurements (approx.)	34-28-32
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	26 October 1985
Age (as in 2017)	32 Years
Birth Place	Kochi, Kerala, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Scorpio
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Kochi, Kerala, India
School	Navy Children School, Kochi St. Teresa's School, Kochi
College	St. Teresa's College, Kochi
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
Debut	Film: Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (2001, Malayalam) Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (2003, Telugu) M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004, Tamil) Ghajini (2008, Bollywood)
Family	Father- Joseph Thottumkal (Ex-CBI officer, Businesses) Mother- Seline Thottumkal (Surgeon) Brother- N/A Sister- N/A
Religion	Christianity
Address	A farmhouse in Mehrauli, Delhi
Hobbies	Reading, Travelling
Controversies	• There were rumours that Asin and Salman Khan were so friendly at a time that they used to share expensive gifts on a frequent basis, and Salman helped her to get a flat in Mumbai. • She was allegedly groped by a fan at a conference. Though she said that the image was morphed, the image went viral on the internet.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Kerala Style Prawn Rice, Appam
Favourite Actor	Mohanlal
Favourite Perfume	Very Irresistible by Givenchy
Favourite Poet	William Shakespeare
Favourite Films	Malayalam- Kizhakkunarum Pakshi Hollywood- The Sound of Music
Favourite Singers	Arlissa, Keke Wyatt, Sofi Green, Maxwell, Sade, Eminem, Bon Jovi
Favourite Colours	Black, Red
Favourite Cafe	Cafe Bubble in Hotel Taj, Kochi
Favourite Destination	Vagamon in Kerala
Boys, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Rahul Sharma (Businessman, Co-founder Micromax
Husband/Spouse	Rahul Sharma (Businessman, Co-founder Micromax)
Marriage Date	23 January 2016
Children	Son- None Daughter- 1 (born in 2017)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Audi Q7
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	INR 4070 crore

Some Lesser Known Facts About Asin

• Does Asin smoke?: No

• Does Asin drink alcohol?: No

• Asin was born into a Malayali Syro-Malabar Catholic family.

• She was initially named “Mary” after her paternal grandmother, but her father named her Asin.

• The name “Asin” comes from the amalgamation of two words from two languages, she says, ‘a’ means ‘opposite of’ in Sanskrit and ‘sin’ is taken from English, which made her name ‘Asin’, which means ‘opposite to sin’.

• She started learning Bharatnatyam at the tender age of 3. She is also a good Kathakali and folk dancer. 

• During her schooling, she was good at both studies and extracurricular activities.

• She scored above 90% in 10th standard board exams.

• Asin used to read Shakespeare at a very young age, even though her parents did not approve of her reading such complicated works at such a young age.

• She is fluent in French and even topped her State in French while studying in 12th standard.

• She started modelling at the age of 14, and by that time she started getting film offers, but she wasn’t interested in doing films at that time.

• Her first advertisement was for BPL Mobile.

• Though she wanted to go to Delhi to prepare for the Civil Service examination, during her 12th standard, her film career kicked-off with the Malayalam film, ‘Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka’ (2001), opposite Kunchacko Boban. 

• She hates to be called with pet or nicknames.

• Asin suffers from OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), which urges her to do things like washing her hands repeatedly, checking lock more than once.

• She doesn’t eat her food until her shot gets completed.

• She is fluent in 7 languages – Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi, English and French.

• She is a voracious reader, she reads a lot of fiction and has a huge library at home.

• She is the first South Indian actress to work with both Aamir Khan and Salman Khan.

• Her husband is 10 years older than her.