Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez is ready to get into the shoes of Madhuri Dixit, Bollywood’s ultimate queen of dance and expressions. You heard it right! The actress will be swaying on the tunes of evergreen song ‘Ek Do Teen’, a number which had put Madhuri Dixit on the map. Fernandez will hit the screen with a special appearance in Baaghi sequel, featuring Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani in the lead. Nearly three decades later, Ahmed Khan who began his career as an assistant to the ace choreographer-director Saroj Khan, is now directing Baaghi 2. She has showered her blessings for the reinvention of Laxmikanth-Pyarelal’s song.

Director Ahmed Khan was quoted saying in a Mumbai Mirror report, “There will be three choreographers on the set today, that’s a picture-perfect moment in itself! It’s an all-time favourite and I have asked Ganesh to retain Sarojji’s famous hook steps and Manish Malhotra to keep Madhuri Dixit’s pink outfit in mind while designing Jacqueline’s costume. I want the same feel of the earlier song that still looms large on everyone’s mind and also the same vibe, with the crowds chanting ‘Mohini, Mohini’ as Madhuri takes the stage.” Ganesh Acharya will be choreographing the song who was one of the back up dancer in the original.

Baaghi 2 will be starring Bollywood’s fresh talents Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani in the lead with Prateik Babbar as the villain. According to reports the movie is set to release on March 30, 2018. The film is a remake of the 2016 hit that featured Tiger and Shraddha Kapoor with South fame Sudheer Babu as the main antagonist. The film achieved huge response and was applauded by the audience.

As much as the crowd are waiting for the release of the sequel, Jacqueline’s entry has jazzed up the eagerness. The 32-year-old B-town hottie has always earned whistles and appreciations for her grace and oomph factor on the screen. It would not be wrong to say that it is not easy going to be easy for Jacky to recreate the same magic as Madhuri did in original song. But a looking at Fernandez’s dance tracks in Bollywood, her fans are sure she is not going to disappoint them as new Mohini.

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