British beauty basks in glory at Tamil film’s Liverpool premiere

She is the daughter of BBC Radio Merseyside’s sports presenter Alan Jackson. At the premiere,Jackson said: “Within a week of meeting him (Vijay) I flew over to India and started filming. It was just luck. Everything has just fallen into place. I’m really proud to have the film released in Liverpool because I’m from here and it means a lot to me. I have invited all of my friends and my family. They will get to see the film here rather than in London.”

The film’s storyline revolves around Madrasapattinam British Governor’s daughter Amy,who falls in love with a washerman,Parithi,in pre-independence era.

Asked if she had Indian ancestry because of her looks,Jackson said: “No. My mum is really fair and has blonde hair and my dad is not dark either. I’ve got Indian looks but there is nothing in my background.” She added: “There was a big risk for the director because they might not warm to you – they might prefer Indian actresses. But it’s been fantastic,I’ve had 150 fan emails a day. I had never travelled to India. That’s what I’m aiming to do – to be in Bollywood movies.”