Forget acting chops or Hindi dialogue delivery – it’s amazing how far a gorgeous smile and gorgeouser shape will take you, right Jacqueline Fernandez? Now we hear that the leggy lass has gone a notch higher from the usual pretty girl-next-door roles that come her way. She’s poised to play an undercover cop in Race 3 alongside Salman Khan, no less! So much eye-candy in a single frame… it will be a sugar-rush to really get high on!

Sources reveal that Ms. Fernandez essays an interesting role in this thriller, on the lines of the character Abhishek Bachchan plays in the Dhoom series. She will supposedly be the one in charge, overseeing the entire chain of events; and gosh, she will look fabulous doing it.

Incidentally, the girl is stepping into Anil Kapoor’s shoes, in a way. Anil had been a part of the earlier two installments of Race but does not feature in this film. The makers apparently wanted to further tweak his role of a tough cop and they did it in style, changing the gender of the character itself. Casting Jacqueline in the role of the tough police-woman, we have to say, will guarantee more thrills than Anil Kapoor could whip up, nevermind his own stunning acting style.

What really has Jackie thrilled is that for the first time she will have a good deal of action sequences and stunts in this pacey thriller, which she will herself execute. The cutesy girl is longing to show off her mean moves, which she really hasn’t had much opportunity to do despite being part of actioner films like Flying Jatt, Race 2 and Kick.

Currently promoting Judwa 2, she supposedly can’t wait for the filming of Race 3 to begin sometime in October. All that hard-core action and hunky Salman Khan too… Can you blame her?!