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Tushar Joshi (DNA; July 31, 2014)

Jacqueline Fernandez is saddened by the fact that she no longer gets to promote Kick — her first solo heroine film with a top star. “I am too attached to let it go.” she sighs. On a rainy day in the middle of a shoot for a fashion magazine, she sits down and chats about how her life has changed, about being part of a `100 crore film and the impact of Karan Johar’s tweet on her life. Excerpts from our chat....

Your biggest compliment on Kick?
It came from Karan (Johar). He told me that I was great in the film. Coming from him, it was amazing. The fact that he tweeted it, is huge for me. I actually took a screenshot of it! Getting that appreciation from people in the industry, especially those who you really want to work with, is amazing.

Can we talk about your dance piece in Jumme Ki Raat that has gone viral....
When it happened, Ahmed (Khan) said, ‘Let’s do something different. He knew I could do a split and a cartwheel and stuff like that, which he wanted me to do. I was like, ‘Why would I be doing stunts in a song?’ I saw the choreography for it. I was like, ‘Do it in heels? How am I gonna do all these difficult moves in heels?’ It was crazy, intense stuff. Ahmed was really adamant that I do it, but I was worried that I might end up breaking something or hurting myself really bad. I went with his instinct and he kept pushing me. We didn’t actually refer to Beyoncé or Shakira, but we looked up some dance troupes who did amazing stuff. My biggest challenge was doing the song in heels! We rehearsed a lot in them and it gave my posture and body an amazing look. I guess it worked out!

And that split... was it easy ?
I am never going to do a split again! You have to watch Jumme Ki Raat for that. I don’t think am doing a split in a song again, I want to keep that special. When I saw these viral clips of people reacting and hugging each other after my dance, I was like, ‘What is going on here!’ I never expected this kind of a reaction, I knew people go crazy for Salman, but for me? This was totally unexpected.