Jacqueline Fernandez (born 11 August 1985) is a Sri Lankan actress and model. [1] [2] [3] [4] He has worked in Indian films, predominantly in Hindi, besides appearing in reality shows and music videos. She debuted with Aladdin in 2009 and has since established a career in the Hindi film industry. Fernandez was born in Bahrain into a multiracial Eurasian family of Sri Lankan, Canadian and Malaysian origin.
After graduating in mass communication from the University of Sydney and working as a television correspondent in Sri Lanka, she joined the modeling industry. She was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka in 2006 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2006.
While on a modeling assignment in India in 2009, Fernandez successfully auditioned for Sujoy Ghosh's fantasy drama Aladdin, marking her first performance. Fernandez had his first commercial success with his amazing role in the psychological thriller Murder 2 (2011).
Glamorous roles followed in the commercially successful comedy Housefull 2 (2012) and the action thriller Race 2 (2013), which earned her the IIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination. Fernandez starred in the highest-grossing action film Kick (2014) and the comedy films Housefull 3 (2016) and Judwaa 2 (2017).
In addition to her on-screen acting career, Fernandez has served as a judge on the ninth season of the dance reality show Jalak Dikhhla Ja (2016-2017), a celebrity endorsement for various brands and products, appearing on stage shows and active. In humanitarian work.
Jacqueline Fernandez was born on 11 August 1985 in Manama, Bahrain [5] [6] and was raised in a multi-ethnic family. Her father Elroy Fernandez is a Sri Lankan burger and her mother Kim is Malaysian and based in Canada.
[7] Her maternal grandfather was from Canada and her paternal grandparents were from Goa, India. [6] Her father, who was a musician in Sri Lanka, traveled to Bahrain in the 1980s to escape civil unrest between the Sinhalese and the Tamils and met her mother, who later became an air hostess.
[6] She is the youngest of four children who have one older sister and two older brothers. [8] [6] After receiving his early education at the Sacred Heart School in Bahrain, [9] [10] [11] he studied mass communication at the University of Sydney,
Australia. After graduation he did a couple of television programs in Sri Lanka. [6] He attended the Berlitz language school, where he learned Spanish and improved French and Arabic. [14]
According to Fernandez, she wanted to be an actress at an early age and had an idea of becoming a Hollywood movie star. [15] He received some training at the John School of Acting. [14] Although he was a television reporter, he accepted offers in the modeling industry,
which resulted in the success of his competition. In 2006, she was crowned Miss Universe Sri Lanka and represented Sri Lanka at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant held in Los Angeles.
In a 2015 interview, Fernandez described the modeling industry as a "good training ground" and said: "It's a medium to shed your inhibitions, get to know your body and your self". [17] In 2006, she appeared in the music video for the song "Oh Sati" by music duo Bathiya and Santush and young female singer Umaria Sinhawanza. [18]
2009–2013: debut and breakthrough
In 2009, Fernandez traveled to India for a modeling assignment. He successfully auditioned for Sujoy Ghosh's fantasy film Aladdin (2009). She played the love interest of Ritesh Deshmukh in the role of Princess Jasmine. [19] [20] And CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand thought
"easy on the eyes and confident but less valuable to do." Although the film was a critical and commercial failure, [22] she won the IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year - Female.
2014 – present: commercial success
In 2014, Fernandez made his directorial debut with Sajid Nadiadwala - an action film Kick, a remake of the 2009 Telugu film of the same name. She also starred opposite Salman Khan, a psychiatrist named Shaina. She retained her real voice for the first time on Kick. [44] When Sneha Mae Francis responded that she was "incredibly stunning and magically moving",
she was highly critical of Rediff.com's Raja Sen, calling it "unfortunate". [45] The film received mixed reviews from critics. However, it became the fourth highest grossing Bollywood film with worldwide revenue of ₹ 3.75 billion (US $ 49 million). [46] The film established Fernandes as one of the most popular Bollywood actresses. [47] [48]
In 2015, Fernandez appeared in the romantic thriller Vicky Singh's Roy, which was criticized by critic Sarita A. Tanvar is “boring, fatigued and pretentiousDescribed as a “picture of rada”.
ef (played by Ranbir Kapoor). [50] India TV called it "her best performance to date", [51] and critic Rajiv Masand commented that it "appeared to be a misnomer in a part that needed more rank." Roy failed to meet its box office expectations and was a commercial failure. [53] Later that year, he made a cameo appearance in comedy satire Bangladesh.