Asin to give a miss to the world premiere of ‘Ready’ in London

The industry is keeping its fingers crossed for the release of Salman Khan’s ‘Ready’ which happens to be the first big release after IPL fever gets over. However, as the production house gears up for the dazzling world premiere of the flick in Dubai, the leading lady of the film, Asin Thottumkal, will be conspicuous by her absence in the scene.

Before you predict the reason for her absence to be some sort of conflict with the makers, let us clear it out here that Asin will not be able to attend the premiere because of her passport problems.

Asin has been signed on as one of the 18 actors in Nadiadwala’s Housefull 2 and had applied for UK visa as she is supposed to shoot some sequences of the film in London. She had given her passport to Nadiadwala Grandsons, the production house for ‘Housefull 2’, but her passport seems to be stuck for some reasons.

Asin confirmed the news saying, “I was looking forward to the world premiere of Ready happening in Dubai. Both Salman and I were supposed to go but now I am stuck.

I have not given up hope though and I am ready to fly even at the last minute. I am just praying that I get my passport. I have even packed my bags. Let’s hope that the passport comes at the last minute and I get to attend.”

Well, we guess ‘Ready’ will have to celebrate its world premiere without its beautiful heroine!!

When Shahid Kapoor saved Sonam Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor are working together in Pankaj Kapoor’s forthcoming ‘Mausam’ and reports have it that all the Kapoors are getting along very well together on the sets. In fact, Shahid saved Sonam from a fatal fire accident which occurred on the sets when the two were shooting for their climax scene together.

During the scene, Sonam’s dupatta was to catch fire which Shahid was to stomp it out with his foot. However, the wind made the fire spread faster than what was expected and the fire even reached up to Sonam’s body before she could realize. However, Shahid sensed the danger and jumped in. He did stomp out the fire with such force that it completely ripped the dupatta.

Both Shahid and Sonam kept their cool after the incident and even urged to complete the shoot (with a new dupatta of course). Well, we can see two co-stars turn into great friends, if not anything more!!

Meanwhile, you check out gorgeous Sonam on the cover of Marie Claire Magazine’s Indian Edition for the month of June 2011 on its 5th Anniversary Issue…….