Jacqueline Fernandez On The Importance Of Being Earnest And Always Having A Back-up Plan

Jacqueline Fernandez chats with longtime friend Sonam Kapoor Ahuja on the importance of being earnest, the power of discipline and always, always having a back-up plan

When ELLE decided to get two of our top stars together in a conversation, it seemed easy enough as an idea. That was until, we began to juggle their peripatetic life, and transcontinental schedules. But the two ladies, Jacqueline and Sonam, made it work. They share an easy friendship that is as enviable as it is rare. And now it almost seems like we are prying over their conversation on love, life and babies. Join us, won’t you?

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja: I’ve known you since Alladin (2009). How many years is that?

Jacqueline Fernandez: That’s 10 years! Incidentally, I also celebrate 10 years in Bollywood this year.

SKA: So we’ve been friends for 10 years? And not once have we had a fight or disagreement or anything, right?

JF: Absolutely not! I remember that once we hadn’t seen each other in a really long time and you got mad at me. You said, “Jackie! You know I’m always there for you.”

SKA: Yeah I said, “You come home whenever.” I know you were going through a really bad time.

JF: I was.

SKA: And I was a little scared for you, so I wanted you to come home and stay with me.

JF: I did, and I felt a lot better.

SKA: So, what do you think was your first big milestone in the Indian film industry?

JF: Working with Salman Khan in Kick (2014). Though I’d like to say that the stuff I did before that, like Murder 2 (2011) and my first film for that matter, was also great. But the minute I did Kick I felt this huge change.

SKA: I’d say Murder 2. I felt like everybody noticed you in that film.

JF: It was the beginning of what was to come but Kick was… UNTIL AN