Salman is a gem of a person: Asin

Asin Thottumkal was told horror stories about Salman Khan when she signed London Dreams opposite him. But all the misgivings were sorted out once she started shooting with him, Asin says and stresses that all negative stories about the superstar are ''cooked up''.

''Really, it was all so strange because even before reporting for the film's shoot, there was this particular notion being built in my mind around Salman.''

Asin, who has earlier worked with Bollywood's most disciplined man Aamir Khan in her debut film Ghajini says people said ''Aah, you have worked with Aamir; now see what it is to be with Salman.'' But the actress didn't face any problems throughout the making of London Dreams.

''It is nothing less than a case study of its own. I can slice and dice a dozen-odd instances when it was proved time and again that Salman was nothing like he was being made out to be. I have absolutely no clue how negative stories about him keep emerging out of nowhere. As I look at them today, I believe these are all someone's cooked up imaginations,'' said Asin.

Other than the fact that Salman contributed to the scheduled completion of the film, he too didn't allow his personal problems to come in the way of London Dreams. ''Let me begin with the misconception of Salman being not punctual. Our first schedule took place abroad and it was wrapped up many days in advance. This means that it was a disciplined shoot and everyone including Salman was punctual. There was absolutely no tardiness on his part and he was always on time,'' she said.

Even in front of the camera, she didn't face any issues working with Salman. Just like Aamir, Salman too just went ahead with his part and didn't interfere in the way Asin wanted to approach her scenes. ''Whether it was Aamir in Ghajini or Salman in London Dreams, I didn't have to make any changes to adapt to their working style. They made me feel really comfortable. I was free to do things the way I wanted to because Aamir is very chilled out and he goes about his own job without interfering.''

''Same is true with Salman. He doesn't come to you and tell you how you should be approaching your character. That is why it was so cool working in London Dreams. I am still surprised at why people have negative things to say about Salman,'' says Asin.

Releasing on Oct 30, London Dreams is about a band comprising Salman, Ajay Devgan, Asin, Rannvijay Singh and Adithya Roy Kapoor. Asin plays the role of a dancer in the film.