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Upala KBR (DNA; August 11, 2014)

It’s a working birthday for Jacqueline Fernandez, who turns 29 today. She will spend the day with co-star and close friend Riteish Deshmukh and his wife Genelia along with the cast and crew of Bangistan in Poland.
“I don’t have any plans for my birthday. My team will wish me as will my parents. I don’t feel alone or miss home. It’s a night shoot and as we are shooting a song, there will be music, so I will pretend that it’s a party! Genelia is here and it’s a fun crew. I didn’t know that I would end up shooting on my birthday though,” says Jackie

And what would she like to gift herself this year? “An apartment of my own!” comes her prompt reply. “I have been waiting to gift it to myself for some time now, but it’s not something I can go shopping for. But yes, it’s there on my wishlist.”

Jacqueline has already received her birthday gift when Kick crossed the Rs 200-crore mark. “It’s a very special feeling that you are part of a movie which has crossed that limit. It’s something I could have only hoped and wished for... Mom has watched Kick six times and every time she takes a friend of mine with her. On my birthday, she will be upset as she will want to call me but won’t be able to get through, as my phone will be busy.”

Jackie has a lot of work on hand. Forget her birthday party, she doesn’t want to take a holiday for the next four years! “After Kick, it’s all just begun. It’s not the time to take it easy and be laidback, but to work harder and take things forward. It’s time to concentrate, focus and give it my all now. I can’t take a holiday for four years now!”