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Asin dazzles at Metroplus Lifestyle Show

Shonaly Muthalaly

Swanky cars, music systems, flat screen TVs, silks and more Asin left, in a flurry of waves and flashbulbs, but the Lifestyle Show promises to rock through the next few days

CHIC SHOPPING: Actor Asin at one of the stalls at the Metroplus Lifestyle Show in Chennai on Thursday. — Photo: Shaju John

CHENNAI: A security guard firmly elbowed me out, trod on my toes, glared at my notebook and barked "no autographs", as I made a final desperate attempt to get to actor Asin so I could write this story.

The actor, however, looked cool and totally unruffled by the mobs of excited people at the inauguration of the `Metroplus Lifestyle Show' on Thursday morning.

As I managed to get past her security cordon, she briskly began exploring the exhibition, followed by gaggles of photographers and fans, tripping over each other.

Little girls waved notebooks for autographs, men giggled and mothers waved their toddlers in the air for Asin to see.

One determined parent even managed to fight his way through the melee to proudly show off his 3-month-old daughter to the actor.

The third edition of the lifestyle show at the Chennai Trade Centre is a spectacular exhibition of swanky cars, booming music systems, snazzy flat screen television sets, dazzling diamonds, rich silks and more.

Asin walked past the luxurious furniture section, stopped to admire a collection of picturesque gramophones and posed at a stall lush with artificial flowers, charming the owner so much that he gave her a bouquet.

She also inaugurated Samsung's stall, stopping to admire their LCD TVs, got a crash course on sari weaving at RmKV and signed autographs by the dozen, while her security glared at the overly-exuberant.

Asin finally left, in a flurry of waves and flashbulbs, but the Lifestyle Show promises to rock through the next few days.

Till June 5, there will be DJs spinning in the evenings to keep you entertained while you catch your breath, before you plunge in and start shopping again.

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