After we met on the photoshoot, Jacqueliene Fernandez got here throughout as a bundle of power. She was stuffed with concepts, merging from one change to a different, shortly going by means of all of the wardrobe choices her stylist had bought for her. Everybody current there was maha impressed by her joie de vivre. She’s at all times been identified for her glam-doll roles however there’s extra to her than simply eye sweet. The internationally acclaimed anthology movie that she was a part of – Inform It Like A Girl, is proof of that. It’s usually the case that lovely actors get typecast and filmmakers seldom scratch beneath the pores and skin. Is Jacqueliene bothered about it? She hasn’t ever stated it however after all, each artiste wants validation about his or her efficiency. You possibly can’t simply sail by on magnificence alone. She’s single in the intervening time, although she isn’t averse to romance or marriage. She desires all of it to occur organically. She isn’t ready for a Prince Charming and fairly be her personal Ms. Charming, thanks very a lot.
She solutions each query we throw at her with aplomb from far off Europe by means of voice notes. Excerpts:
Your anthology movie, Inform It Like A Girl, bought quite a lot of accolades. What made you signal this worldwide movie?
I did the movie as a result of Leena Yadav approached me. And he or she’s a filmmaker I actually needed to work with, and I like all of her work, particularly Parched. We set out on this journey to make this brief movie, which was a first-of-a-kind expertise for me. The story appeared very attention-grabbing, as did the script and I knew that it might be an important studying expertise. I undoubtedly didn’t count on it to make all of it the way in which as much as the Oscars for the Greatest Music class, but it surely did and that was simply the icing on the cake.
Are you working with Jean-Claude Van Damme? A photograph of you each posing collectively was seen just lately.
I just lately shot a movie with Jean-Claude Van Damme in Italy and it was simply nice to have the ability to work with such an icon and legend, a real motion hero I’ve regarded as much as and grown up together with his movies. Me and my household have a set of all his movies and we used to replay them on a regular basis. We by no means thought in my wildest goals that I might ever shoot a movie with him. However it’s a nice position and it’s a improbable script with motion, drama and suspense all rolled into one. It has simply been an important expertise.
There was a photograph of you with Selena Gomez too just lately. Are you exploring Hollywood choices?
I used to be fortunate sufficient to fulfill Selena Gomez on my journey to Italy whereas I used to be capturing for the movie with Van Damme and it was actually nice to fulfill such an incredible artiste. She is simply so all the way down to earth and actual and it was nice to have the ability to simply spend time together with her and that was our assembly.
What had been your experiences on the Venice Movie Competition? Did you get to see movies? Who else did you meet there?
I attended the Venice Movie Competition for his or her Italian pavilion and Venice Tourism as effectively. I bought to do a panel the place we bought to talk about social media, OTT and know-how now, how movie and cinema have impacted us and the evolution of cinema. It was wonderful to fulfill totally different folks on the panel and I additionally bought to attend the premiere of the movie Ferrari, which was a gorgeous movie starring Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz, directed by Michael Mann. It was nice to truly watch the story of Ferrari and that too in Venice. Venice, after all, is a surprising and delightful metropolis. It is rather romantic and it was magical to be there. It’s such a novel area and I crammed in on some pasta and spaghetti—all issues movie and glamour — and it was a gorgeous weekend.
Would you say Kick was the turning level in your life?
Sure, Kick was undoubtedly one of many turning factors of my life. I might most likely say my first movie was an enormous turning level for me, my first Bollywood movie and I might additionally say Homicide 2 was an enormous turning level for me as a result of it got here at some extent the place I had no movies at hand and I wasn’t positive what I used to be doing with my life. Then I bought Homicide 2, and it went on to develop into an important hit on the field workplace. I used to be in a position to signal movies just like the Housefull franchise and the Race franchise, so it was a really massive second for me, however after all I might most likely say that Kick was like climbing the primary rung of the ladder of success. In any case of that battle and years of working, lastly seeing that blossom right into a Salman Khan movie and that too, Sajid Nadiadwala’s directorial debut and the gorgeous position he wrote and bought to play had been the icing on the cake for me.
Do you keep in mind your first movie, Aladin (2009)?
I keep in mind each single element of my first movie, Aladin. It was like an enormous tradition shock for me in an trade I knew nothing about and didn’t even know a single individual right here both. I simply keep in mind there was far more chaos, confusion, battle and ache than there really had been glad moments for me in that movie. I used to be simply so new to every little thing and I actually did really feel like a fish out of water for a lot of the capturing expertise, however I had probably the most wonderful folks round me. I had Sujoy Ghosh directing me, Amitabh Bachchan taking part in the genie and Riteish Deshmukh taking part in Aladin, in order that’s what stored me sane and going.
Are you continue to in contact with Riteish Deshmukh and Sujoy Ghosh?
In fact, I’m nonetheless in contact with Riteish and I do see him and his household now and again. Sujoy is my go-to for every little thing and he’s the one man out of my closest individuals who I do know would inform me issues truthfully. I actually matter on him for suggestions, recommendation and sincere solutions. He’s actually wonderful that means and actually good at what he does and I’m very blessed to have him as my first director.
You as soon as stated in an interview that you simply needed to be a Hollywood star…
What I most likely meant by that was that I wish to do all sorts of movies. Doing movies in Bollywood and in Hindi has been such an enriching expertise for me as a result of I bought to reside out my dream of changing into an actress, studying and rising and having all these wonderful alternatives, being round all these actors and being in these movies that develop into blockbusters. Enjoying lovely roles, being a part of wonderful songs—for me as an actor, I need to discover and carry on exploring. Even when it meant doing movies in French, English, or Spanish, I feel it’s only a lovely expertise to fulfill so many individuals world wide from this trade and all of us are working in direction of creating tales and placing out wonderful work within the type of cinema.
OTT has develop into the brand new wave… are you curious about doing such tasks?
It’s nice to have content material to look at from all around the world on the contact of a button at house and even when you’re travelling. I like that it’s opened doorways to so many artistes and technicians from all around the world who’re probably not getting that chance within the smaller world of big-screen movies. So, as an actor, I realised that as a result of I got here into the world when there was no OTT and I’ve lived by means of the entire evolution of it and the expansion of it. I like the truth that not solely are we evolving as an trade and as a medium, however we’re additionally evolving as an viewers. We’d like several types of tales, totally different content material items, actors and performances to truly evolve as an viewers, and I feel that’s an incredible factor.
Do you see your self being a part of the present enterprise without end? Or do you may have different plans?
I don’t suppose that I might ever be capable to go away it. When you’re an artiste, you’ll at all times discover methods to specific your self in leisure, present enterprise, or in any sort of artwork type and I don’t suppose it could ever go away you. I prefer to hold issues flowing and I’d prefer to hold issues open. I do really feel that it’s going to at all times be a part of me and I like taking a look at alternatives as methods to problem myself once they come my means. So no, I don’t suppose I might be leaving it for good. I’d tackle new ventures and new journeys, however I don’t suppose I’d ever be capable to go away performing or showbiz fully.
You’ve gotten at all times been a health freak. How do you retain your self motivated?
There are days the place I most likely fully skip understanding and there are days the place I might not be that motivated, however then I push myself and I’ve come to understand that it’s okay to hearken to your physique. On days that you simply do want to present your physique a break, it’s superb and on days that you already know and possibly do perceive when you may have been holding it off for too lengthy and never been really good to your physique by not understanding and consuming effectively and then you definately’re like, ‘Your time is up’ and it’s good to begin changing into extra accountable, extra disciplined. We all know this stuff; I feel it’s nearly listening to our our bodies. One factor that has helped me, as a result of I do perceive the significance of staying motivated and being disciplined, is organising targets. So it may both be, this month I actually need to enhance my splits or I need to enhance my backbends. I arrange targets that I work on. This course of form of tips me into protecting my schedule and protecting the momentum in order that I don’t find yourself skipping. And I’m simply always in a circulation of understanding, getting up and transferring my physique; that’s vital.
What do you like to do when not capturing?
I compensate for some studying and I like to jot down, so I perform a little little bit of writing. I hearken to jazz or classical music at house, which I take pleasure in. I like making temper boards. I like to be round my cats. I don’t get to spend that a lot time with them due to work, however at house, it’s just about simply my cats and me. In order that they at all times entertain me. I do know it sounds humorous, however I prefer to organise issues after I get house, put issues away, clear up issues, like cabinets, or simply filter issues that I really feel like I don’t want any extra and I feel that quite a lot of my free time goes into it. I do prefer to work with YOLO, my charity basis. And naturally, I’ve to attempt to make time to go to the salon or the spa so I may also bask in some self-care and self-love, which is an especially vital facet of getting to steadiness out your life.
How vital are marriage and motherhood in your scheme of issues?
The union of two folks coming collectively and committing to one another for all times—it’s lovely and it’s not a simple step to take – belief this individual. And for those who genuinely really feel like you may have discovered your accomplice that you simply need to spend the remainder of your life with and also you each share the identical beliefs and values in life, I feel it’s wonderful. Marriage is a gorgeous possibility. It’s nice that folks have form of develop into extra open-minded in direction of ideas like marriage. I feel that if it’s one thing that you simply really need, it’s a blessing and it’s a gorgeous blessing.
Please go on…
I have a look at marriage and youngsters as okay; if this was what was meant to be, it’s meant to be. I would like it to occur naturally and organically. If anyone wonderful comes into my life and I’m in a position to share my life with him for the remainder of my life and possibly we carry youngsters into this world, I feel that might be future. And if it doesn’t occur, it doesn’t occur. I have a look at my life as a spot the place there are such a lot of issues on this world. There are such a lot of folks, so many locations to journey, so many individuals to fulfill, so many issues to expertise, so many individuals to assist, and a lot good to do. So, I don’t need to solely strategy marriage and youngsters as one thing I must do; in any other case, my life wouldn’t be fulfilled. I don’t need to strategy it like that. For me, marriage is love. And love is a really natural factor. And it has to occur to you. You possibly can’t make it occur. For me, a toddler is a product of affection. And it’s a really deep dedication to bringing one other human being into this world. So it must be approached with a powerful stage of maturity and thoughtfulness. And naturally, crucial factor is that it has to return from love, a spot of affection and that may solely occur organically.
How do you outline love at the moment?
It’s providing honesty, steering and assist to the individual once they want it, even when it means telling them the place they’re going fallacious and permitting the individual to see how lovely life will be and the way good folks will be to one another, which I actually do really feel in flip brings out the most effective in folks as a result of there may be good in all of us. It’s simply that typically we don’t see it and typically it takes the opposite individual that will help you with that and that, for me, is love. You will need to actually love an individual sufficient to carry out the most effective in them. I feel that’s a gorgeous factor.
They are saying love makes you cheerful…
I feel it’s such a gorgeous emotion. And I’m speaking about love from my household, love from my mates, my pets, my cats, animals, followers, individuals who have possibly appreciated my work and in flip, giving that love again. I most likely have love for sure folks—mates, after all, my household, sure followers that I’ve. I feel simply that shared emotion is such a gorgeous factor, and it genuinely does make me very glad. Additionally, since I began my YOLO Basis, I’ve realised that I’ve a lot to be glad about. And dealing with that basis has actually given me a lot to be glad about and a lot to be ok with.
What’s the most effective factor a man has instructed you?
Once you’re fairly younger, you just about take every little thing that anyone may let you know—any type of flattery and compliments—and it makes you’re feeling actually good. However for me, truthfully, proper now, after I do hear one thing flattering or after I hear one thing good, lovely, or candy, I don’t strategy it the identical means. I prefer to see phrases backed up by motion. In any other case, for me, they’re simply phrases floating within the air. So if guys are telling you issues like ‘I like you’, ‘You’re the most effective factor that’s ever occurred to me’, ‘I need to marry you’ and ‘I need to have youngsters with you’ – quite a lot of the time they don’t comply with by means of on what they’re saying. Plenty of the time, it’s simply phrases. Generally it’s beautiful to go with anyone, it’s beautiful to acknowledge somebody, and even if you’re being sincere and also you’re telling the reality and for those who’re saying what you’re feeling. That’s a gorgeous factor, too. I might by no means discourage that. However for me, I do imagine that no matter you say must be backed up by the way you act upon it. As a result of then it actually holds extra worth for me.
