After a lull that the world faced in 2020, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Jacqueline Fernandez hopes that the New Year brings in some positivity and prosperity for everyone. Post the lockdown, the actress steadily began getting back in action. As a silver lining, the year 2021 will see her shooting multiple big-budget ventures.

Jacqueline, who’s looking at the New Year with a ray of hope, tells BT, “I expect that something good will come out of 2021. The last year was a difficult one for a lot of people. There was a lot of uncertainty in the air. I am happy that people are going back to work, and we are slowly trying to resume doing things that we used to. I know so many of my friends and family members who have been really struggling to get past this quarantine. Like my dad, who’s into events. He was struggling and I could see that. I faced my share of tough times, too, though, through this phase, I really started believing in the power of positivity, and I kept spreading it with whoever I connected.”

In the last quarter of 2020, the actress began shooting for two films simultaneously — Bhoot Police and Cirkus. Opening up about the former, which has her working with Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor and Yami Gautam, the actress, says, “I am glad that with a film like Bhoot Police, I got an opportunity to shoot in Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh). Luckily, Yami is from Himachal, so I got to try the local flavours of the place. Even Kareena and Taimur joined Saif for some part of the shoot, and we had a great time every single day. It is fun teaming up with Saif after so long, and this is the first time I am working with Arjun.”

While shooting for Bhoot Police was a chilled out experience for her, on the sets of Cirkus, Jacqueline found herself to be extremely nervous. “I was thrilled as working with Rohit Shetty and Ranveer Singh was my dream. When you finally get to work with someone who you have looked up to, the experience, in the beginning, can be intimidating,” she shares.

The other project that she is excited about is Bachchan Pandey, which reunites her with Akshay Kumar. She says, “I will start shooting for the film in February. With Akshay, you get to learn so much when it comes to acting, comedy and fitness. The film also stars Kriti (Sanon), who is such a cool person. I am happy to have a girlfriend on the sets (laughs!).”

Besides these projects, there has also been buzz about the sequel of Kick. The film, which released in 2014, was a turning point in Jacqueline’s career. The actress who spent a lot of time with Salman at his Panvel farmhouse during the lockdown, says, “I am excited to get back to working with Salman that too in the sequel of a film that changed the course of my career. The script is ready and we would probably go on the floors by mid-2021.”