Looking to branch out

Versatile role

For the first time, Jacqueline Fernandez is trying her luck in a British film and the actor says that it is the genre of the movie that prompted her to take up the project. ‘Definition of Fear’, a psychological thriller, stars Jacqueline in the lead role besides Mercedes Papalia, Katherine Barrell and Blythe Hubbard.

“I have done 2 films outside Bollywood — Sri Lankan and British independent films. That came during a 40-day window which I had in between my Bollywood films. I wanted to take it up because I have never done anything in English before. As an actor, I wanted to be a part of the film. It was a psychological thriller, a genre which I have never done before,” she said.

The Sri Lankan beauty plays the character of a psychological student and she had to work on her accent for the role. “The weirdest part was that I had to cut down on my American and British accent. I was told everytime that I need to change my accent. I have learnt the American accent by watching Hollywood films.”

However, Jacqueline feels it’s a good change that actors are not restricted to Bollywood and are trying out films in other languages, be it regional or international. “I think we have opened up. Bollywood has globalised. Actors are not limited anymore. Like Akshay, Riteish and others, all of us are doing a bunch of other things. It was an amazing experience,” she said.

Jacqueline will be seen in ‘Housefull 3’, which stars Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Lara Dutta and Nargis Fakhri.