Jacqueliene Fernandez Jacqueliene Fernandez , who completed 15 years in Bollywood in October, says, “It has been a journey with its ups and downs, but there’s not a moment that I felt that I would have had it any other way.” The actress, who is of Sri Lankan origin, moved to India from Bahrain in the late 2000s and marked her debut in Bollywood with Aladin in 2009. In a chat with us, she talks about the hurdles she’s faced, the way she deals with fame and how she cuts out the noise around her.
Excerpts. ‘My Family is an integral part of my life’ Talking about how easy it was to adapt to a new country when she moved here, Jacqueliene says, “I am a South Asian, who was born in Sri Lanka, and culturally, we share a lot of similarities with India. I’ve grown up eating similar food, which is rice and curry, in the warm tropical weather.
In terms of values as well, my family is an integral part of my life. So, I think I had a lot of similarities to draw from, but yes, language and nuances will always be something we have to adapt to when we move out of our homes to a different country. Also, now I think Indians see themselves as citizens of the world, upholding values, but also opening up to many other perspectives and experiences.
So, I’ve never felt out of place here.” Jacqueliene with Salman Khan in Kick ‘Learning a language on the job is slightly harder than learning it as a passion’ One of the major challenges for Jacqueliene, who completed part of her .