Jacqueline Turns 30 With a Bangistan

Jacqueline Fernandez, who was born in Sri Lanka and brought up in Bahrain, is one of the most glamorous actresses in Bollywood. This year did not start on a good note for her as Roy failed to receive critical and commercial success. However, her upcoming projects seem to be quite promising. She will also feature in a Hollywood movie as well as make her debut in the Sri Lankan film industry.

Here's a look at her journey so far as she turns 30.

Jacqueline was born in Colombo to a Sinhalese Sri Lankan father and Malaysian mother. At the age of three, her family moved to Bahrain where she spent most of her childhood. She graduated in Mass Communication from Australia before moving to Sri Lanka to model.

Jacqueline won the Miss Sri Lanka title in 2006 and went on to anchor a television show titled Lanka Business Report.

Jacqueline began her Bollywood career with the 2009 film Aladin opposite Riteish Deshmukh. The role fetched her the Best Debutante prize at the IIFA and Stardust awards in 2010.

There was no looking back for the Sri Lankan beauty after Aladin. Jacqueline's performance in Mahesh Bhatt's hit Murder 2 opposite Emraan Hashmi fetched her a lot of attention.

After the success of Murder 2, the actress made headlines for turning down Raaz 3 and the role of Kaya in Krrish 3 opposite Hrithik Roshan. However, she confessed later that she regretted turning down Krrish 3, which eventually went to Kangana Ranaut.

In 2012, Jacqueline was one of the twelve actors in Sajid Khan's hit comedy Housefull 2.

The actress' next big release was the multi-starrer Race 2 (2013), a sequel to the 2008 hit film Race. Plucky Jacqueline reportedly refused to use a body double and performed her own stunts in the film.

But it was 2014 film Kick, in which she featured opposite Salman Khan, which proved to be a turning point in her career. The film was a blockbuster and collected Rs 200 crores in just 11 days and Jacqueline was praised for her performance.

Jacqueline's new film Bangistan, opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Pulkit Samrat, released few days before her birthday. She will also be seen in Karan Malhotra's Brothers, starring Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra.

She will soon be seen in her maiden Hollywood project Definition Of Fear, which also features actresses Blythe Hubbard, Mercedes Papalia and Katherine Barrell.

This image was posted on the official Facebook page of Definition Of Fear

Apart from her Hollywood project, Jacqueline is all set to make her debut in the Sri Lankan film industry with According to Mathew. The film, which is directed by Chandran Rutnam, is based on a real life double murder that took place in 1979.

This image was posted on Instagram by Jacqueline Fernadez.

Here's wishing Jacqueline a very happy birthday and a great year ahead.