B-Town
is
getting
chatting
about
a
budding
dosti
between
Riteish
Deshmukh
and
Jacqueline
Fernandez.
What
does
this
mean
for
his
'girlfriend'?
We
don't
know
yet
what
this
means
in
terms
of
Ritiesh
Deshmukh
and
Genelia
D'
Souza's
love
story,
but
B-Town
is
abuzz
with
talk
of
the
growing
friendship
with
his
co-star
and
former
Miss
Sri
Lanka,
Jacqueline
Fernandez.
Speculation
is
rife
whether
this
relationship
is
purely
platonic.
Interestingly,
his
relationship
with
Genelia
began
on
the
sets
of
their
first
film
Tujhe
Meri
Kasam.
Right
now,
Riteish
has
more
films
with
Jackie
(as
he
fondly
calls
her).
Riteish
and
the
beauty
pageant
winner
first
came
together
in
Aladdin.
They
hit
it
off
instantly,
and
soon
became
friends.
No
one
thought
anything
was
amiss
when
she
signed
(at
his
recommendation)
her
second
film
-
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai
-
with
him.
But
when
the
new
actress
was
added
to
a
song
Apni
Toh
Jaise
Taise
in
Riteish's
next
film,
Housefull,
it
raised
a
few
doubts.
Especially
because
the
film
already
has
three
leading
ladies
-
Deepika
Padukone,
Lara
Dutta
and
Jiah
Khan.
Nazar
mein...
It
is
learnt
that
when
producer
Sajid
Nadiadwala
and
Sajid
Khan
were
searching
for
an
actress
for
the
song,
Riteish
convinced
them
to
take
Jackie.
Although
Nadiadwala
wanted
a
more
known
actress,
he
ultimately
relented.
Also,
the
duo
have
been
bonding
on
microblogging
website
Twitter
frequently,
while
any
such
interaction
with
girlfriend
Genelia
is
completely
missing.
But
what
really
got
their
closeness
noticed,
was
when
a
recent
awards
ceremony
they
sat
together
in
the
front
row,
while
Genelia
was
seated
somewhere
in
the
back.
Riteish
says,
"I
am
not
bothered
by
gossip.
I
am
very
fond
of
Jacqueline
as
she's
a
very
nice
girl.
She
is
just
a
good
friend.
If
we
have
been
spotted
having
coffee
together
Sujoy
(Ghosh),
and
Vishal-Shekhar
have
been
with
us.
We
sat
together
during
the
Filmfare
awards
as
we
were
to
walk
the
red
carpet
together
but
because
of
lack
of
time
that
was
scrapped."
Riteish
denies
that
he
had
nothing
to
do
with
her
entry
into
Housefull,
"According
to
popular
belief,
I
haven't
been
recommending
Jackie
in
films.
As
far
as
the
song
in
Housefull
is
concerned,
I
heard
Jackie
was
doing
the
song
days
before
it
was
shot.
“I
didn't
know
who
Sajid
(Khan)
had
signed
before
that.
She
was
signed
for
Jaane
Kahan
Se
Aayi
Hai
during
Aladdin.
Sujoy
(Aladdin's
director)
and
Milap
Zhaveri
(JKSAH
director)
are
good
friends,
Milap
saw
portions
of
the
film,
liked
her
and
decided
to
cast
her."
In
JKSAH,
Ritiesh
plays
a
boy
unlucky
in
love
while
Jacqueline
plays
a
woman
from
Venus
in
search
of
love
and
both
are
searching
for
a
soulmate.
Is
reality
striking
in
Riteish's
real
life
from
reel
life?
"I
don't
believe
in
searching
for
a
soulmate
but
I
do
believe
in
the
concept
of
a
soulmate.
If
it
has
to
happen,
it
will."
Gudi
Padwa
pooja
ke
liye
koi
na
dooja?
Now,
we
all
know
how
important
festival
a
festival
Gudi
Padwa
is
for
Maharastrians
(and
do
note
how
Riteish
Deshmukh's
constant
co-star
and
fond
friend,
Jacqueline
Fernandez
has
donned
a
sari
solely
for
the
occasion).
Makes
you
wonder...
is
Jackie
trying
to
please
the
family?
Or
are
these
two
sending
out
a
message
to
the
world?
Consider
how
the
girlfriend
(Genelia)
has
never
really
posed
with
Riteish
too
often
or
so
khullam-khulla!