Jacqueline Fernandez birthday special: Encapsulating the prolific journey of the Bollywood diva!

Little did that young girl, who started her journey from Sri Lanka a decade ago, wonder that one day she would become one of the most sought after actresses of Bollywood? Little did that gorgeous girl know that one modeling assignment would open the doors of Hindi cinema for her? Little did she anticipate that she would be sharing the screen space with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in just her debut film ‘Aladin’?

Yes, you guessed it right! Looking at Jacqueline Fernandez’s filmography, full of mega hits and blockbusters, it’s needless to say that the diva is a pool of talents. From her engaging acting skills to her ace dancing skills, from her brilliant screen presence to her full-of-life and positive attitude, Jacqueline has certainly proved herself to be a versatile actor in the tinsel town. As the ‘beauty-with-brains’ turns a year older today, we take a look at her inspiring journey so far…

Perhaps the only actress to feature in maximum successful sequels of Bollywood including ‘Housefull’, ‘Race’, ‘Judwaa’ and ‘Kick 2’ (announced), Jacqueline started working at an early age of 14. After her schooling in Bahrain, she was awarded a Scholarship to study at the University of Sydney, where she pursued a degree in Media and Communications in Australia. Many of her fans, however, are still not aware of the fact that she was once a reporter in Sri Lanka.

While the stunning diva had always nourished her dream of becoming an actor, she was crowned with Miss Sri Lanka title and she entered the world of television and anchored a show on Sri Lanka’s business called Lanka Business Report.

Known for her witty shenanigans, Jacqueline has an innate ability to infuse life in just about anything she does and looks effortlessly radiant. Her foray into Bollywood began with a modelling assignment and her subsequent role as Jasmine in ‘Aladin’. There was no looking back for Jacqueline thereafter with subsequent hits that followed including ‘Housefull’, ‘Murder 2’ and ‘Race 2’ among others. Rising to fame by doing that split in ‘Kick’ sharing screen space with Salman Khan and the foot-tapping number ‘Jumme Ki Raat’, Jacqueline went on to dole out commercial hits thereon.

Establishing her mark as a fitness freak and a sartorial fashionista, Jacqueline has been spotted slaying various chapters of styles like the airport, casual brunch or dinner date, and the red carpet. Jackky (as she is fondly called) does believe in giving back to the society and has been associated with several noble causes for years now and takes out time from her busy schedule for the same.

Climbing up the popularity ladder, the birthday girl has an envious line-up of big banners in her kitty including two films ‘Ram Setu’ and ‘Bachchan Pandey’ with Akshay Kumar, ‘Kick 2’ with Salman Khan, Rohit Shetty’s ‘Cirkus’, Ramesh Taurani’s ‘Bhoot Police’, ‘Attack’ with John Abraham, a Hollywood project along with other unannounced projects.

Here’s wishing the vibrant girl of Bollywood a very happy birthday!