<p>Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston says she had a gala time gorging on Indian food and donning a "beautiful" lehenga by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra for her upcoming film <em>Murder Mystery 2</em>.</p>.<p>Aniston, who enjoys a huge fan following in India courtesy her hit 1990s sitcom <em>Friends</em>, wore an ivory-coloured chikankari lehenga designed by Malhotra for an Indian wedding sequence in the Netflix movie. Renowned Hollywood costume designer Debra Mcguire had picked the ensemble for the actor.</p>.<p>Aniston, 54, described the dress, which took approximately three months to create, as a "beautiful" attire which was surprisingly heavy.</p>.<p>"It was a beautiful, beautiful dress," the actor told <em>PTI </em>in a virtual roundtable interview.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/julia-roberts-jennifer-aniston-to-star-in-body-swap-comedy-movie-1186073.html" target="_blank">Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston to star in body-swap comedy movie</a></strong></p>.<p>Sandler, who was also part of the conversation, said Aniston "looked stunning" in the lehenga.</p>.<p>"Thank you, sweetheart," she responded to her co-star's praise.</p>.<p>"It was extremely heavy and I wasn't expecting that. So much respect for all the beautiful women of India who have to not only wear it, but dance their b**** off. We had a really good time," she added.</p>.<p>The new Netflix movie is the sequel to 2019's <em>Murder Mystery</em>, which followed married couple Nick and Audrey Spitz who get caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire's yacht.</p>.<p>"Murder Mystery 2" lifts off four years after the events of the first film in the comedy mystery franchise. Now, the Spitzes are full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island, a character introduced in the first film.</p>.<p>But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin — making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect.</p>.<p>Aniston and Sandler have previously worked together in the 2011 romantic comedy "Just Go with It".</p>.<p>Aniston said they shot the wedding scene for three days in Hawaii.</p>.<p>The actors, who are real-life friends and share great chemistry on screen, were also completing each other's sentences in the roundtable interview.</p>.<p>"We had five days to shoot that scene," she said, to which Sandler, 56, added, "And dance and eat Indian food."</p>.<p>"Food and be happy. But remember how long it took? We also shot it in Hawaii for three days," Aniston continued.</p>.<p>Sandler once again dished out a compliment to his co-star.</p>.<p>"It was hot. You looked fantastic," he said.</p>.<p>The wedding scene, which comes at an important juncture in the film, directed by Jeremy Garelick, begins with festivities that involved many dancers.</p>.<p>"The dancers were exquisite. It was so beautiful. It was gorgeous. So much fun," Aniston recalled.</p>.<p><em>Murder Mystery 2</em>, penned by James Vanderbilt, sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful and their long-awaited trip to Paris.</p>.<p>Asked if a third part would follow in the franchise, Sandler said they are yet to take a call on that, but added that he would love to come to India some day.</p>.<p>"I've never been to India. I would love to be there. My friends have been there. They show me pictures, videos, it looks incredible. We'll talk (about <em>Murder Mystery 3</em>) once that (topic) comes, we'll figure it out. But that would be fun," the actor said.</p>.<p>Also starring Mark Strong, Melanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Kani, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, and Zurin Villanueva with Dany Boon, <em>Murder Mystery 2</em> will stream on Netflix from March 31.</p>
<p>Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston says she had a gala time gorging on Indian food and donning a "beautiful" lehenga by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra for her upcoming film <em>Murder Mystery 2</em>.</p>.<p>Aniston, who enjoys a huge fan following in India courtesy her hit 1990s sitcom <em>Friends</em>, wore an ivory-coloured chikankari lehenga designed by Malhotra for an Indian wedding sequence in the Netflix movie. Renowned Hollywood costume designer Debra Mcguire had picked the ensemble for the actor.</p>.<p>Aniston, 54, described the dress, which took approximately three months to create, as a "beautiful" attire which was surprisingly heavy.</p>.<p>"It was a beautiful, beautiful dress," the actor told <em>PTI </em>in a virtual roundtable interview.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/julia-roberts-jennifer-aniston-to-star-in-body-swap-comedy-movie-1186073.html" target="_blank">Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston to star in body-swap comedy movie</a></strong></p>.<p>Sandler, who was also part of the conversation, said Aniston "looked stunning" in the lehenga.</p>.<p>"Thank you, sweetheart," she responded to her co-star's praise.</p>.<p>"It was extremely heavy and I wasn't expecting that. So much respect for all the beautiful women of India who have to not only wear it, but dance their b**** off. We had a really good time," she added.</p>.<p>The new Netflix movie is the sequel to 2019's <em>Murder Mystery</em>, which followed married couple Nick and Audrey Spitz who get caught up in a murder investigation on a billionaire's yacht.</p>.<p>"Murder Mystery 2" lifts off four years after the events of the first film in the comedy mystery franchise. Now, the Spitzes are full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground when they’re invited to celebrate the wedding of their friend the Maharaja (Adeel Akhtar) on his private island, a character introduced in the first film.</p>.<p>But trouble follows the Spitzes again when the groom is kidnapped for ransom soon after the festivities begin — making each glamorous guest, family member, and the bride herself a suspect.</p>.<p>Aniston and Sandler have previously worked together in the 2011 romantic comedy "Just Go with It".</p>.<p>Aniston said they shot the wedding scene for three days in Hawaii.</p>.<p>The actors, who are real-life friends and share great chemistry on screen, were also completing each other's sentences in the roundtable interview.</p>.<p>"We had five days to shoot that scene," she said, to which Sandler, 56, added, "And dance and eat Indian food."</p>.<p>"Food and be happy. But remember how long it took? We also shot it in Hawaii for three days," Aniston continued.</p>.<p>Sandler once again dished out a compliment to his co-star.</p>.<p>"It was hot. You looked fantastic," he said.</p>.<p>The wedding scene, which comes at an important juncture in the film, directed by Jeremy Garelick, begins with festivities that involved many dancers.</p>.<p>"The dancers were exquisite. It was so beautiful. It was gorgeous. So much fun," Aniston recalled.</p>.<p><em>Murder Mystery 2</em>, penned by James Vanderbilt, sends Nick and Audrey Spitz on a high-stakes case that finally gives them everything they’ve ever dreamed of: a shot at their detective agency finally becoming successful and their long-awaited trip to Paris.</p>.<p>Asked if a third part would follow in the franchise, Sandler said they are yet to take a call on that, but added that he would love to come to India some day.</p>.<p>"I've never been to India. I would love to be there. My friends have been there. They show me pictures, videos, it looks incredible. We'll talk (about <em>Murder Mystery 3</em>) once that (topic) comes, we'll figure it out. But that would be fun," the actor said.</p>.<p>Also starring Mark Strong, Melanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, John Kani, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, and Zurin Villanueva with Dany Boon, <em>Murder Mystery 2</em> will stream on Netflix from March 31.</p>