Jackie Of All Traits

She is a dancer, a movie star and a philanthropist. The gorgeous and multi-faceted Jacqueline Fernandez is in control of her mind, body and soul. She believes in being positive, as she cruises ahead with elegance and aplomb.

- Priyank A Banerjee

She likes to do everything at the eleventh hour, a habit often dispelled by purists. And kid you not, even the interview is slotted just hours before the magazine goes into print. Sticklers for deadlines are pulling their hair. “See, I am doing the interview so last minute,” chuckled Jacqueline Fernadez over the phone. I also hear announcements in the background. Her plane is ready for takeoff. I am not happy to hear that. But with a bad network there’s also an assurance. “Let me just land and call you.” Umm…sure, why not? It’s a two-hour flight, and I am not willing to presume that the call won’t come. Two hours straight, add taxiing time and a couple more and presto! my phone rings. I am super impressed.

Talking to Jackie (as she is fondly called in the industry), there is one question that you so want to ask her. How does she manage to look like a stunner every time? She is the kind of face that adds copious amounts of glamour to the screen. Ditto is the effect, even when making a public appearance. Women envy her, and men drool over her. She is a shutterbug's delight and enchants everyone with her infectious smile and carefree demeanour. So, does all of this, come naturally to her? “Actually, not at all. This particular side of me has developed over the years. Years back, I was that girl who merrily roamed around in a plain sarong. However, after winning the Miss Universe Sri Lanka and getting into modelling and movies, I started understanding my body and personality and my confidence boosted over a period of time. Honestly, it was more like my alter ego that told me, not to be somebody who was dressed down,” explained Jackie. We couldn’t agree more, though it is also ironical that her best reviews came to her for Brothers, where she was in a de-glammed avatar.