Jacqueline and Sujoy, B- town’s new lovebirds?

It is an age-old tradition in cinema for directors and lead heroines to be linked and while the stories are most often true, it can also be a case of them being genuinely good friends Late Sunday evening tongues started wagging when the two were seen together sharing ice-creams at a popular ice cream counter at Bandra, Mumbai.

Later Ritesh Deshmukh joined them letting some of the fizz out of the gossip. But then the buzz is that there are more skeletons in the closet.

The unit of Aladin thinks that Sujoy bought Jacqueline a Honda Civic worth nearly Rs 15 lakh. An insider from the sets of Aladin said, “Shuru mein Jacqueline rickshaw mein aati thi. Kuch din baad woh Honda Civic mein aane lagi. Unit mein log kahete hain ki woh Honda Civic Sujoy ne usko leke diya. (Earlier Jacqueline would come in a rickshaw. After a few days, she started coming in a Honda Civic. Unit members are saying that Sujoy has given the Honda Civic to her).”

The latest is that Sujoy has signed Jacqueline for three films; which Jacqueline confirmed, but added, “We have yet to finalise the details.” In fairness to Sujoy, many producers and directors sign multi-film deals with their discoveries.”

When asked about the buzz regarding her proximity to Sujoy, Jacqueline replied, “Firstly, Sujoy hasn’t gifted me a Honda Civic. People can think whatever they want to. Yes, I did go for an ice-cream with Sujoy on Sunday evening, but Ritesh was also there with us. What’s wrong with that?”

Commenting on the rumours about his closeness with Jacqueline, Sujoy said, “Jacqueline and I are very good friends. Is that a clichéd answer? Yes, we do hang out together with a group of friends. Sometimes, we go out alone too. Even today (Monday evening), we are going to a suburban 5-star hotel for the film’s publicity and we will be returning from there together. But there’s nothing going on between us.”