Jacqueline Fernandez to debut in Hollywood with ‘Women Stories

The movie will feature six shorts, ranging from drama to comedy, docu-drama to animation, from six women filmmakers.

Los Angeles: Actor Jacqueline Fernandez will make her Hollywood debut with upcoming anthology feature “Women Stories”.The movie will feature six shorts, ranging from drama to comedy, docu-drama to animation, from six women filmmakers.

Fernandez will star in filmmaker Leena Yadav’s short, titled “Sharing A Ride” alongside transgender model Anjali Lama, reported Deadline.Yadav is known for directing movies such as “Parched”, “Rajma Chawal” and “Teen Patti”.

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The anthology movie’s cast also include Cara Delevingne, Eva Longoria, Margherita Buy, Leonor Varela and Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden.

Three other segments from the movie include “Unspoken” from Maria Sole Tognazzi and featuring Buy. Longoria will headline “Lagonegro” from Lucia Puenzo, while “Suicide Squad” actor Delevingne will star in filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke’s “Elbows Deep” alongside Harden and Jasmine Luv.

“Women Stories”, which will be shot in Italy, India and the US, is being backed by Iervolino Entertainment and non-profit production company We Do It Together, which campaigns for gender equality.

Fernandez has a slew of upcoming projects, including John Abraham-starrer “Attack”, “Bachchan Pandey” opposite Akshay Kumar, and ensemble horror comedy “Bhoot Police”. She will reunite with Salman Khan for “Kick 2”. The two had starred in the 2014 action heist film “Kick”.

The actor has also been active on Instagram sharing a slew of updates consistently. The actor had shared how making filter coffee is one of her many talents. Jacqueline posted two pictures on her Instagram stories.

The first features a woman preparing some coffee in a hotel for the actor. The second image features Jacqueline pouring the hot beverage in a traditional glass.On the image, she wrote: “I make filter coffee now too!!”