Jacqueline Fernandez accused by ED in extortion case. Cirkus to Ram Setu, her upcoming films

Jacqueline Fernandez has been accused by the Enforcement Directorate in a Rs 215 crore extortion case. Know more about the actress' upcoming movies.

Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez has landed in troubled waters again. The Enforcement Directorate has named Jacqueline Fernandez as an accused in a Rs 215 crore extortion case. As per sources, the ED is likely to file a chargesheet against the Bollywood actress today [August 17]. Sources suggest that the ED found Jacqueline Fernandez to be a beneficiary of extortion money. The Enforcement Directorate believes she was aware that conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar was an extortionist. Earlier, ED had found that Sukesh had sent Jacqueline gifts worth Rs 10 crore.

While Jacqueline has landed in trouble again, the actress has several Bollywood movies lined up in the pipeline. The actress, who made her Bollywood debut with Aladdin, has two big budget movies lined up.

Jacqueline will be seen in Ram Setu with Akshay Kumar and Nushrratt Bharuccha. Directed by Abhishek Sharma, the movie is an action-adventure film. The story of the film is about an archaeologist investigating the nature of Ram Setu. The movie is produced by Aruna Bhatia and Vikram Malhotra. The budget of the film is estimated to be Rs 80 crore plus.

Apart from Ram Setu, Jacqueline will be next seen in Rohit Shetty's Cirkus. The actress features in the film alongside Ranveer Singh, Varun Sharma and Pooja Hegde. The film is all set to have a Christmas release.

On the work front, Jacqueline Fernandez was last seen in Vikrant Rona with Kichcha Sudeep. Written and directed by Anup Bhandari, the movie was released in cinemas on July 28 in multiple languages - Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam.

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