Asin’s 7-Year-Old Speaks 12 Languages, Says Rahul Sharma

When Asin made her Bollywood debut in Ghajini opposite Aamir Khan in 2008, the film became the first Hindi release to cross Rs 100 crore at the domestic box office. A few years later, she walked away from that spotlight. Now her husband, Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma, has shared a rare look at the life she chose instead.

The steady presence behind him

Speaking with MyGov India, Rahul described Asin as the person who keeps him moving. “Marrying Asin was the most important thing that worked well for me,” he said. “She is the rock behind me.” His larger point was about partnership: the right companion lifts you rather than holds you back, and he credits Asin with exactly that.

A seven-year-old with many more languages

The most striking detail involved their daughter, Arin Rayn Sharma. At seven, Rahul says, she can understand and speak about 12 languages, including Korean, Japanese, Thai and Chinese. He added with a laugh that he struggles with even two and is “stuck with English and Hindi.”

No screens, only books

The family’s approach is deliberately simple. Arin has not been given a TV or a mobile phone, Rahul said. Instead, the home is filled with reading material. He claimed there are probably more books at home than at her school, and while Arin is only in Class 2, the shelves already include books meant for Classes 8 and 9. Asin, he insists, deserves the credit for the person their daughter is becoming.

Why it matters for fans

The interview reframes Asin’s exit from films. After Ghajini, she appeared in London Dreams, Ready, Housefull 2, Khiladi 786 and Bol Bachchan. Her last release was All Is Well in 2015; she married Rahul in 2016 and did not return to the big screen.

For parents, the household offers a live example of a screen-light childhood when screens dominate most homes. It isn’t a scorecard or a prescription, but the visible results have already got people talking.

• No screens: Arin has been raised without TV or mobile phones.
• Languages: about 12, including Korean, Japanese, Thai and Chinese.
• Books: home library runs ahead of her Class 2 level.
• Career break: Asin’s last film was All Is Well (2015); she married in 2016.

Families can borrow the useful parts without chasing a dozen languages: keep screens out of the early years where possible, keep books slightly ahead of the child’s school level, and let language develop through conversation and repetition rather than devices. Asin and Rahul’s example is a parenting choice, not a universal benchmark.

Source: The Times of India