The Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez went for a month-long yoga to look hot

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez is all excited about her next ambitious project which is an action thriller. After enjoying success at the box-office with Housefull 2, the actor is now looking forward to the response to her action avtar in Race 2. The Sri Lankan beauty went for a month-long yoga retreat in Kerala and followed a special therapeutic diet and fitness regime.

A source from the sets reveals, “Jackie went on a special juice diet which is apparently popular in Kerala. It is the first time that she has been so vigilant about what she’s eating. Even during her modelling days, she never put in so much effort. But Jacqueline believes in the film and is putting in more than 100 per cent into it. Although she was doing daily hour-long workouts to get a lean and fit look, she decided to put herself through this special diet. She has been doing yoga to rejuvenate herself, and the retreat was the perfect place for her to prepare for the film which required her to look her sexiest best. It is a hardcore action flick, and Jackie needed to be absolutely fit to perform all the daredevil stunts.”

Jacqueline, who wanted to change her look altogether for the film, says, “I wanted to look completely different in this film. Every thing, starting from my haircut, hair colour, to my weight and wardrobe, was changed to suit the character. Before I started shooting for the film, I went on a juice fast at a yoga retreat to look and feel my best.”

Producer Ramesh Taurani confirms, “Jacqueline is looking very sexy in the movie. She has done a fabulous job in preparing for her role and fulfilling the requirements of her character. I have to say she is a really hardworking actress.”

New found friends: Sonam Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez

In an industry where it is really difficult to see female bonding because of cut throat competition, it is nice to see two actresses becoming good friends.

Bollywood's fashionista Sonam Kapoor has found a new friend in Bollywood. No, it's not a male friend, but a fellow actress.

According to reports, Sonam hit it off with Murder 2 actress Jacqueline Fernandez.

The two ladies reportedly got along really well during the Sri Lankan beauty's shoot with Sonam's dad Anil Kapoor. Jacqueline is working with Anil Kapoor in action-thriller Race 2.

Jacqueline also admires her new friend Sonam Kapoor for her sense of fashion. Great going, gals!

Jacqueline’s land deals

Unlike actresses who love to splurge on their fashion fascinations, Jacqueline Fernandez likes to invest most of her earnings in real estate. A source reveals that the Sri Lankan beauty has invested in real estate back home and is now also planning to do the same in Mumbai.

In fact, whatever Jacqueline earns from her Bollywood films, most of it goes in the various investments that she has planned. And even though she's a self-confessed shopaholic, her priorities are in place. A source reveals, "Jacqueline keeps making regular investments. With property rates soaring, she knows that real estate will eventually give her good returns. Even though she loves clothes, Jacqueline doesn't go overboard while spending on big brands. Instead, she mostly opts for affordable stuff."


In fact, recently during a shoot, she heard that there was a sale happening next door, so she took out time from her shoot to pick up stuff she liked. This one surely likes pinching her pennies!

Raaz 3

Movie: Raaz 3

Actor: Emraan Hashmi

Actress: Bipasha Basu, Jacqueline Fernandez

Genre: Thriller

Release Date: 7th September, 2012

Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Esha Gupta, Bipasha Basu, Jacqueline Fernandez

Director: Vikram Bhatt

Producer/s: Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt

Writer: Shagufta Rafique

Navratri special: Purple is the colour of the day

Bollywood beauties don purple!

B-town has always celebrated Navratri with great fanfare. Since the nine days of  this festival are celebrated with different colours, one for each day, we take a look at actors who have carried off this colour with great style.

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Jacqueline Fernandez plays extraordinary roles in Krissh 2

According to the information collected, Jacqueline Fernandez is maintaining silence or is being reserved while performing her role in the new forthcoming movie the second part of Krissh named “Krissh 2”. One of her close pal revealed the information in front of the media.

Out of the information generated, Jacqueline’s character is actually a mixture of Mary Jane’s role in “Spiderman” and the high action power packed Alice from “Resident Evil”. In the movie Jacqueline Fernandez will be forecasted as a super woman or super lady cast with basic powers which could be to any extent from thinking and extrasensory to memories to superhuman powers of rapidity, determination, super visualization, and power. To actually perform all these performances and work on this movie, Jacqueline will have to take up a demanding training course for being trained on the action sequences for which she is planning to visit foreign for a period of may be 30 days.

As per the information given it is said that prior to Jacqueline it was Chitrangada who had actually been selected for this lead role in “Krissh 2” opposite Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan.

The film was actually set to release in the month of October and due to few circumstances it will not be and the shoots are planning to be completed by the month of December 2011. Here came the problem for Chitrangada as she had clash of dates of the film with her other projects and had to give up the film “Krissh 2”, for which the producers replaced her with Jacqueline Fernandez.

Murder 2 Actress Jacqueline to portray negative role

Murder 2 girl Jacqueline seems to be in love with sequels. That's probably why after Murder 2 and Housefull 2, she is keen on taking up Krissh 2. The actor is likely to replace Chitrangada Singh as a female mutant in Rakesh Roshan's Krissh sequel.

A source informed Mumbai Mirror, “The meeting with Jacqueline stretched for over three hours. They discussed the script and the actress was quite keen. By the end, both Hrithik and Rakesh seemed to be quite positive about her.”

Rakesh Roshan confirms that Chitrangada indeed has stepped out of the film. He told the tabloid, “I was to start my film in October and took dates accordingly. Now, the film is going on floors in December and Chitrangda is having some problems with her dates then. She has already committed her dates to some other project in December and cannot delay it. So I am looking for some actor who can give the dates according to my schedule.”

But rumour mills suggest something else. Reportedly, Chirangada opted out because her role was smaller than expected. The actor thought the role was that of a main female villain, but it actually turned out to be a cameo.

Jacqueline Fernandez's negative role in Krrish 2 would be worth watching out for. Meanwhile here's a video of the Murder 2 girl sizzling in a song.

Sajid possessive about Jacqueline?

TOI was the first to report the bonding between Jacqueline Fernandez and her Housefull 2 director Sajid Khan.

Now the possessive beau has started to affect her professional decisions, too. Apparently, Khan forbade her from doing an item number for Desi Boyz starring Akshay Kumar and John Abraham. Says an insider, "Director Rohit Dhawan and producer Krishika Lulla were keen that Jackie do an item song for DB. However, she refused the song saying Sajid (Khan) wouldn't like it. Apparently, the director has a say in whatever Jackie does, personally and professionally. The 'official' reason is that if Jackie acts with John in Desi Boyz (it releases before Housefull 2), the pairing would lose its freshness for Sajid's film."

Khan refutes the buzz, "She hasn't discussed anything with me. It's her choice... I will never interfere with anyone's career. If she asks me, I will definitely stop her. Jackie is paired opposite John in my film. If she performs an item song with Akshay and John in Desi Boyz and it releases before my film, it will affect the freshness of my film. I won't allow any of my pairs - Akshay-Asin, John-Jackie and Ritiesh-Zarine - to do item songs together in anyone else's film before Housefull 2 releases."

When asked if he didn't want Jackie to turn down the song because of their personal equation, Khan says, "I don't discuss my personal life." Jacqueline says, "Sajid is the director of my next film, Housefull 2. He wants to see John and me as a fresh screen pair with this film. Doing the DB song would've killed that element, so I respected his decision and passed on the opportunity."

Krishika adds, "Jacqueline told me Sajid wouldn't allow her to do the song."

Jacqueline dislikes Bollywood babes on the ramp

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who chose to be in the front row for designer Gaurav Gupta at the ongoing Synergy1 Delhi Couture Week (DCW), feels that Bollywood celebrities are better off sitting in the front row rather than walking the ramp.

"We chose not to walk for the designer because we feel that fashion show is all about clothes and designer's creativity and it's better to let the garments do the talking rather than Bollywood celebrities stealing the limelight as they walk the ramp, " said the Sri Lankan beauty, who was seen sporting Gaurav Gupta's grey net sari with single shoulder blouse.

The designer presented a collection inspired by enchanted forest and showcased garments which had lots of pleats, drapes and ruffles.

The silhouettes were a mix of sari inspired gowns and ghagaras in the hues of creme, pink, gold, copper, yellow, green and turquoise. The fabrics were mostly net, chiffons, georgettes and tulles.

"The collection was inspired by enchanted forest and I tried to create a fantasy world with surrealism depicting lot of femininity and elegance. I have presented a classic collection in modern look, " said Gaurav.

Also present in the front row was actor Shakti Kapoor's daughter Shradha Kapoor, who looked elegant in a black and red gown with neatly tied up hair.

Ouch. Cold-blooded: Jacqueline in, Yana out

A song that was picturised on Yana Gupta is now being aired on TV with Jacqueline

The Bhatts have triggered off a war between Yana Gupta and Jacqueline Fernandez. Zara Kareeb Se, an item song that was picturised on Gupta for Murder 2 is now being aired starring Fernandez and co-star Emraan Hashmi.

Interestingly, when the song first got a face lift, director Mohit Suri had reportedly said Gupta's song was "too gory" to be shown on television. Now the explanation for her absence has changed.

"I didn't want to disclose villain Prashant Narayanan's identity before the film's release and Yana was shown dancing with the villain, " said Suri.

Sources say the truth is simpler. "Jacqueline is the new blue-eyed Bhatt girl. She has already been signed on for Raaz 3 and will probably be acting in Murder 3 too. Yana got left in the cold."

Gupta, however, sounded stoic, when asked about the episode.

"Of course I would have loved for my version to be aired. I hope it will be at some point. But it's not my song, you know. It's just a job. I give it my best shot and what happens to it later, I leave to God."

Murder 2 success party

The success party for Murder 2 might have got postponed because of the Mumbai blasts last week, but when it did happen, the actors made sure they enjoyed themselves to the hilt.

While Soni Razdan gave hubby Mahesh Bhatt company, Smilie Suri was there for brother Mohit Suri. A huge chocolate cake was brought out for the cast and crew, which Emraan Hashmi and Mohit decided to 'murder', quite literally!

Mukesh Bhatt, Prashant Narayanan, Manav Gohil and Shweta Kawaatra and Vikram Bhatt were some of the others who dropped in to celebrate.

Jacqueline unhappy about rumours of her link-up

Coming soon: "Bhabhi" Jacky?

Till recently, Jacqueline Fernandez, former Miss Sri Lanka-turned- Bollywood actress, was reported to be dating a Prince from Bahrain. Those "royal" rumours can be put to rest. Jacky now has a VSP (Very Special Person) in her life.

The 26-year-old actress is reportedly in a serious relationship with her 40-year-old Housefull 2 director, Sajid Khan.

Just how serious are Sajid and Jacky?

Here are some reported indications: Sajid's sister, choreographer-director Farah Khan is aware of it. The couple may even get hitched if all goes well. Jacky is apparently called "bhabhi" on the sets of Housefull 2. There you have it -  so the glow on Jacky's face is not just due to the success of Murder 2.

Keep checking back with us for updates.

Read more at: http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?ID=ENTEN20110180246&keyword=bollywood&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&nid=119856&cp

War of the Hotties: It's Asin vs Zarine Khan vs Jacqueline

We’re heard this one before. When two leading ladies come together in a film there’s no love lost, right? But what happens when three leading ladies get together?

There is an instant territorial war. So the two Sajids, producer Nadiadwala and his director Khan, have discovered on location in Petersborough in England for Housefull 2.

According to a source the sense of rivalry among the three heroines Asin, Zarine Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez is so palpable it has all the men on location cheering the ladies on to give their best.

The three ladies have a history with one another.

Says the source, “Asin and Zarine are Salman’s protégées. Their competitive spirit got a further edge when Zarine was given the Character dheela item song by Salman in Ready.

Though Asin was super- cool about the itemized intervention, arguing that she had her own Dhinka chika number in Ready, Zarina has been strutting around like the new star-attraction on location in the UK even since she joined the Housefull 2 unit last week.

Similingly polite Asin chooses to remain aloof from the Zarine factor. ”

Jacqueline of course is the new Murder girl. The Bhatts have convinced the Alladdin Barbie doll that she’s the next Mallika Sherawat.

Along with the attitude of a star-in-the-making Jacqueline apparently gets along with the Housefull 2 director Sajid Khan like a house (and a director) on fire.

Says the source, “Though Jacqueline is not playing the nose-in-the-air diva on location there’s definitely a sense of haughtiness about her. And why would Asin, a major star in the South with two blockbusters in Hindi tolerate any attitude?”

Into the simmering cauldron of competitiveness arrived choreographer Farah Khan this week to shoot a song featuring all the three heroines.

And Farah is dreading it.

Says a source, “It’s bad enough handling dance steps of two leading ladies. But three?? Asin is an expert dancer and she is opposite the biggest star of the film (Akshay). So she’d be within her rights to expect the best steps.

On the other hand Zarine, Salman’s blue-eyed babe thinks she’s the hottest item girl after Character dheela. Unka to haq banta hai.

Jacqueline of course is the new ‘It’ girl and therefore a star in her own right. besides she shot Apni to aise taise with Farah for the two Sajids’ Housefull. ”

Given the circumstances Farah is understandably nervous.

“Yes I’m in London to shoot a number with the three girls and their three heroes. Doing a song with two heroes and two heroines in Housefull was grueling enough. Here I’ll have to sambhalo three pairs.

And during the song the pairs get inter-changed also. It’s quite a challenge. Lekin kya karoon? I can’t say no to the two Sajids in my life.

One is my brother. The other is my brother and my husband’s producer and also like my brother. Main to phans gayi. ”

Watch out for fireworks when the teen divas hot-foot it for Farah. Wonder how Nanda, Simi Garewal and Kalpana Kartik shot Teen Deviyan without their leading man Dev Anand losing all his hair.

Murder 3 will be three times hotter

The unexpectedly high success-ratio of Murder 3 has speedened up the process of working on the franchise. Director Mohit Suri has been told to leave all other ideas and work on the next Murder movie.

Murder 3 will now be made sooner rather than later. The way it’s going Murder 2 will be one of the biggest hits of 2011 and the biggest success so far of the Bhatts’ production house. They now want to do Murder 3 quickly. The writing has already begun.

Jubilant and all geared up for the Murder 2 success party to be held on Friday evening, producer Mukesh Bhatt said, “Yes we’re already looking at Murder 3. We hope to have it out by the Summer of 2012. ”

Shagufta Rafique who wrote Murder 2 has been put on the job of quickly coming up with a crackling script for Murder 3 which will again star Emraan Hashmi. But the USP of the Murder franchise is the eclipsed hottie waiting for a makeover. If Murder presented a made-over Mallika Sherawat and Murder 2 sees a completely revamped Jacqueline Fernandez.

Murder 3 will also see an actress with a made-over image.

Says Mukesh Bhatt, “At the moment I can’t reveal the casting plans. But yes Mohit Suri will again direct the next Murder film. ”

The one thing that the writer has been asked to keep in mind while doing Murder 3 is to keep the plot original. Murder was apparently plagiarized from Unfaithful and now Murder 2 is said to be ripped off from a Korean film.

Mukesh Bhatt baulks at the suggestion of plagiarism. “People said Murder was copied from Unfaithful when it was more like B R Chopra’s Gumrah. As for Murder 2 I haven’t even heard of the Korean film The Chaser. If there are similarities then they’re purely coincidental. ”

Adds Mahesh Bhatt, “Saying Murder 2 is ripped off is an uncharitable remark. It’s like saying Gajini was copied from Memento. A situation can’t be copyrighted. I’d say Murder 2 is closer to our own production Sangharsh. A Hindi film is like a patched quilt. ”

All said and done Murder 3 which is now being written will be absolutely original. About it being made ahead of Raaz 3, Vikram Bhatt who’s to direct Raaz 3 for the Bhatts, says, “As far as I know we’re going on the floors in January 2012.

Raaz 3 will have Emraan Hashmi and Jacqueline Fernandez. It will also star another girl. But the role is still in development. As for Murder 3 it’s a great franchise. But I’m sure Raaz 3 will also have a lot of takers. ”T

F1 racing fever grips Mumbai

Jacqueline Fernandez and Minissha Lamba cheering for the Force India Formula One Team during Force India Octane Nights at Trilogy

Combining the elements of speed, glamour and fun, the Force India Formula One Team hosted the first Force India Octane Nights at Trilogy.

Celebrating the arrival of Formula One to India in October this year, the introductory Force India Octane Night marks the beginning of a series of entertaining evenings to be held across the country in the weeks to come!

Cheering for the Force India team at the event were Bollywood beauties Minissha Lamba and Jacqueline Fernandez. Says Jacqueline, "I had an awesome time and I am looking forward to seeing the team in action when they race in October."

The temperature of the F1 inspired party was sent soaring further thanks to the gorgeous Force India Speed Divas present at the venue.

'Murder 2' is a desperately dark film

Starring: Emraan Hashmi, Prashant Narayanan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sulagna Panigrahi 

Director: Mohit Suri 

The sequel to Murder is nothing like the first part of the frenetic franchise. And Jacqueline Fernandez who has been built up in Murder 2 as the next Mallika Sherawat is nothing like the overrated Mallika.Thank God for that! Fernandez exudes an unbridled sunniness even when pouting in the bare minimum. Alas, she doesn't have much to do in Murder 2 except swathe the dark drama in a spot of sunshine. 

God knows this film about the devil-unleashed, surprisingly written by a woman (Shagufta Rafique) needs that little of sunshine. It is a desperately dark film. The characters are wretchedly unhappy. No matter which side of the moral line they are positioned they are standing screaming into the abyss that is suburban life. These people need serious help. 

This then, is the world Mahesh Bhatt has bequeathed to us. Take it and bleed it. 

Director Mohit Suri who earlier took us on a jolting trip through the world of prostitution, pimps and desperate cops in Kalyug takes the same route again. On this occasion the journey is far more ruthless and rigorously implemented to create horror repugnance and hatred for a word that we've created for coming generations. 

In the typical Mahesh Bhatt style Murder 2 doesn't waste time in back-projections and story build-up. He goes straight for the kill. With trenchant immediacy director Mohit Suri (back in Kalyug form after the misfire that was his last film Crook) tells us the story of a psychopathic killer who kills prostitutes with the pleasure that makes your stomach churn and look anxiously towards the future about your daughter who is just stepping into the big wide world. 

Who knows if the man sitting next to her in the movie theatre is a closet-nutcase with a collection of hacksaws in his house, and not to carve up the Christmas turkey. 

Prashant Narayanan as the psychopath plays the character at such an even pitch he makes your blood freeze in fear and revulsion. Here's a man who could be that ghoul who butchered all those kids in the Nethra killings and then ate them up without a burp.

The 'hero' in Murder 2 is a burn-out suspended cop who makes money out of criminals, stays sullen and haunted throughout the film except when he goes for the kiss, and offers his girlfriend a wad of notes after making love. To buy the fridge, he says. Naturally the lady freezes.

Force of habit, we say. Hashmi has done this kind of a role repeatedly. The kissing and vigorous bedroom activities are quickly taken care of in the first 15 minutes. Wouldn't want the lovers of the serial kisser to feel they're being cheated in favour of the serial killer. 

The wacked-out killer in Murder 2 doesn't eat his victims. He just cuts them down to sighs and groans and shrieks of pain and records their dying voices to get his rockers off. 

The plot seems original. The narration is clenched and the characters driven by a desperate urge to assert themselves before death rings their doorbell. 

The savagery with which the college-going call girl (Sulagna Panigrahi) is brought to her gruesome death becomes a metaphor for the loss of innocence and the triumph of diabolism that is often garbed in designer labels these days. 

Murder 2 is not a pleasant film to view. The psychopath's killings are done in graphic detail. The storytelling offers no respite from the brutality. Most of the time we are looking at happenings that we would rather not see. But see, we must. 

Murder 2 is a mirror of our amoral venomous times when no relationship is sacred anymore. Mohit Suri remains in command of the murky material and traumatized characters. While most episodes hold together in a riveting rhythm of life's most unsavoury truths, the sequences featuring Prashant Naraynan work better than the rest of the film. He lends the proceedings a credibility that is unsettling. 

Rating: 3

Why Jacqueline's not promoting Murder 2?

Jacqueline Fernandez has been the apple of Vishesh Films' eye. The media has been abuzz about how tight they have been. However, today the same Jacqueline Fernandez has landed the production house in a fix.

The actress has flown to London to shoot for Housefull 2, when she should be in Mumbai promoting her next release Murder 2, which is just a fortnight away. The film has already been in the news.

Naturally, the Bhatts are not too pleased about these turn of events. Defending Jacqueline, a source said, "She had no choice. She was required for Housefull 2 in the last week of June and the first week of July and she just couldn't say 'No'. Needless to say that Jacqueline did not want to ruffle feathers with the Nadiadwala camp.

At such a crucial time, the Bhatts, obviously, are not too pleased about Jacqueline's disappearance. "Now she's gone, what can be done? At the most, she might fly down for just a few days before Murder 2 hits the theatres, woh bhi pakka nahin hai." When contacted, Mahesh told Mumbai Mirror, "I was angry with Mukesh and the production team. We have a premium product in Murder 2, which is now a franchise.

The marketing should reach its peak in the last few days, but now Jacqueline has gone away. The film has a very high erotic content and hence it is important that the female lead of your film is there on every platform with you towards the end, during the promotional phase right before the audience sees it."

Mahesh further added, "Mukesh and the production team should have made arrangements to rope her into the publicity campaigns."

Mukesh Bhatt however, had a different take on this. When contacted, he said, "I called Sajid Nadiadwala but got no response. If I was in Sajid's place I would have let her go. They have capitalised on her casting in Murder 2 since she has only now become hot property."

"Hereafter, I will ensure that I have a legal bound contract with every actor that they have to be actively involved in the promotion of the film," he added.

Though the production house could not be angry with Jacqueline, they are at their wits' end regarding the film's promotion. With everyone demanding Jackie's time, there is no doubt that she indeed has become hot property.

No bikinis for me: Asin

Call it being conservative, but Asin is very clear that she won't be wearing a bikini in the Housefull sequel.

The actress has a 'no bikini' clause written into her contract. Meanwhile director Sajid Khan will now be dolling up the other leading leady in the film -- Jacqueline Fernandez. Since Asin has refused to wear any swimwear, Jackie will provide all the sex appeal required. Guess Asin will lose out!

Jacqueline Fernandez almost had a wardrobe malfunction