Beautiful Jacqueline is a source of inspiration for Big B

Amitabh Bachchan, who is in Colombo to announce Sri Lanka as the 2010 destination for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) award, won the hearts of Sri Lankans. The actor not only praised the country but also said some lovely things about Jacqueline Fernandez, who is a former Miss Sri Lanka. The 67-year-old brand ambassador of IIFA was welcomed with fanfare in the country.

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Colombo: Amitabh Bachchan, who is in Colombo to announce Sri Lanka as the 2010 destination for the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) award, won the hearts of Sri Lankans. The actor not only praised the country but also said some lovely things about budding actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is a former Miss Sri Lanka. The 67-year-old brand ambassador of IIFA was welcomed with fanfare and colourfully dressed folk dancers who impressed the actor so much that he branded the reception as the best he has ever got in any of the IIFA destinations. Bachchan and Jacqueline had worked together in fantasy film "Aladin" and it was then that the 24-year-old impressed the star. "From the very first day when we started working on this film `Aladin`, Jacqueline has been an inspiration of how your attitude should be on sets. She was a picture of grace, of dignity, of humour, of togetherness," Bachchan told reporters here. "Never throughout the making of the film did I ever notice a frown on her face. She was always with a beautiful smile and she mingled with everyone. She was a source of great inspiration in the sense of what being together is," he said. ‘Aladin’, which released in 2009, was directed by Sujoy Ghosh and also starred Sanjay Dutt and Ritesh Deshmukh. With IANS inputs