<p> For Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, moving to India to have a career in Bollywood was a challenge.<br /></p>.<p>The 30-year-old actress, who made her debut with "Aladin" opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Amitabh Bachchan, said the Hindi film industry has always been supportive of her.<br /><br />"Moving to India was challenging being a foreigner. I don't have any family here. I didn't have anyone to guide me. But I never felt for a second that I am not welcome here. Industry has been very good to me. I am glad that destiny brought me here," she told reporters here.<br />The "Kick" actress came to India for the first time on a modelling assignment and she got the offer to star in the Sujoy Ghosh-directed 2009 fantasy drama.<br />Jacqueline credited modelling industry to help her understand Bollywood well.<br />"Modelling industry was a good training ground. It is a medium that is about shedding your inhibitions, knowing your body, confidence and that are also the few characteristics which an actor requires. It definitely was a good starting point and a platform," she said.<br />Known for her glamorous avatar, Jacqueline in her upcoming outing "Brothers" will be seen playing a mother.<br /><br />"Brothers is first of its kind. I am taking on a different role compared to the parts I played before in my career. I am taking on the role of a mother, who is going through a certain crisis of her own. This is a very big turning point for me in terms of my role."<br /><br />Asked if she had any inhibitions about playing a mother at such an early stage of her career, Jacqueline said, "I didn't have any apprehension about playing the role of a mother. I don't know why actresses have apprehension to play a mother especially when we have mothers of all ages in our world and society."</p>
<p> For Sri Lankan beauty Jacqueline Fernandez, moving to India to have a career in Bollywood was a challenge.<br /></p>.<p>The 30-year-old actress, who made her debut with "Aladin" opposite Riteish Deshmukh and Amitabh Bachchan, said the Hindi film industry has always been supportive of her.<br /><br />"Moving to India was challenging being a foreigner. I don't have any family here. I didn't have anyone to guide me. But I never felt for a second that I am not welcome here. Industry has been very good to me. I am glad that destiny brought me here," she told reporters here.<br />The "Kick" actress came to India for the first time on a modelling assignment and she got the offer to star in the Sujoy Ghosh-directed 2009 fantasy drama.<br />Jacqueline credited modelling industry to help her understand Bollywood well.<br />"Modelling industry was a good training ground. It is a medium that is about shedding your inhibitions, knowing your body, confidence and that are also the few characteristics which an actor requires. It definitely was a good starting point and a platform," she said.<br />Known for her glamorous avatar, Jacqueline in her upcoming outing "Brothers" will be seen playing a mother.<br /><br />"Brothers is first of its kind. I am taking on a different role compared to the parts I played before in my career. I am taking on the role of a mother, who is going through a certain crisis of her own. This is a very big turning point for me in terms of my role."<br /><br />Asked if she had any inhibitions about playing a mother at such an early stage of her career, Jacqueline said, "I didn't have any apprehension about playing the role of a mother. I don't know why actresses have apprehension to play a mother especially when we have mothers of all ages in our world and society."</p>