Although her maiden acting venture “Aladdin” didn't fare well at the box office last year, former Miss Sri Lanka, Jacqueline Fernandez, definitely grabbed enough eyeballs. Her second film is all set for release next week.
In a telephonic interview Jacqueline tells us about her upcoming film, what the industry has felt like thus far and she even cares to put to rest the rumours of the linkup between her and a certain co-star.
“Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai (JKSAH) is a good humoured romantic flick. It's all about people looking for love and this is the kind of movie that will be liked and appreciated by all. As far as my role is concerned, I'm going to be playing an alien from Venus,” says Jacqueline.
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Apart from the fact she was offered an interesting role to play, the Sri Lankan beauty found it was a joy to work with debutant director Milap Zaveri. She explains: “We're both new to the industry and the best part about working with him is that we share the same enthusiasm. He's highly energetic and creative and it is fun working with such a director.”
Ask her if she's gotten used to the industry already and pat comes the reply.
“We all enter the world with certain expectations and when we receive much more than we could have ever asked for or even imagined, the feeling is simply wonderful.”
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She adds: “I live in the moment, taking each day as it comes. I never expected to receive such a warm welcome from people in the industry but here I am doing what I enjoy most.”
What one would invariably wonder is how Jacqueline, who has a strong accent and is partly of Malaysian descent, manages to get her lines straight in Hindi. “It hasn't been very easy learning Hindi but I have an excellent tutor who teaches me everyday so my language is definitely improving, although I do have a really long way to go!” she quips.
As rumours have it, Jacqueline is supposedly dating her “Aladdin”, co-star Ritesh Deshmukh who again has been cast opposite her in “JKSAH”. However, the former beauty queen is quick to clear the air. “First off, just because I'm working with the same co-star again, it doesn't necessarily mean that we are seeing each other. Also, Ritesh wasn't the reason for me doing this film but yes, he's like the cherry on top of the cake!”
Jacqueline will be seen next in a special appearance in Sajid Khan's “Housefull” which is slated to release at the end of April. This movie again will be starring Ritesh Deshmukh!