Jacqueline Fernandez is a Salman fan all the way. After she starred with the man himself in Kick, her career received a considerable boost and now she cannot stop singing his praises. She is now paired opposite him in the upcoming actioner Race 3 and she cannot stop gushing. Says the leggy, lovely lass of her association with Salman, “We have known each other quite well for quite some time now, from the time I came to India. He has been one of my biggest supporters. Salman has been a friend from the time I didn't even know if I should really sign a film or not. Then, of course, being a part of Kick really changed things for me.”
Maintaining that for her, Salman is family, she adds that she respects him a lot and would do anything for him. She declares, “And I know the feeling is mutual. I really appreciate the fact that we can be really honest with each other. I respect him a lot, I feel like he has been a huge, positive force for me.”
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During the course of the Race 3 promotions, Salman also spilled some secrets about Jackie. During group interviews with the media, Salman revealed that Jacqueline was supposed to make her Bollywood debut in London Dreams (2009) which starred Salman himself along with Ajay Devgn. However, since things didn’t go according to plan, Asin was roped in to play the female lead and Jacqueline ended up making her debut with Aladin (2009) in which she was seen opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Amitabh Bachchan.
Known to be extremely close buddies, Salman was also asked how his equation with Jacqueline had evolved over the years. He responded, “Jacqueline hasn't changed at all. She's still the same. I have known her from the time she came from Sri Lanka. She was initially supposed to do London Dreams but it was taking a lot of time. So she made her debut with Aladin.”
Post-Race 3, Salman and Jacqueline will reunite next year to shoot for the sequel of Kick. This friendship is going strong for sure.
