PTI
Jacqueline Fernandez is not worried that she will get slotted in a category due to her current spate of glamorous roles and says she would not do an indie project just to prove her acting chops.
The 32-year-old actor says it is her journey and no one has the right to point fingers at her choice of films.
Jacqueline says,"I am not supposed to do an indie project because other people are telling me, 'You are a glamorous actress now and you should be doing indie films'. That will never be my mindset.
"That will mean I am doing it for the wrong reasons. It should come from within. If I feel that I want to do something completely different I will do it. As an actor I do my job with conviction. I choose roles I can do justice to."
The actor believes that only right attitude and hard work can take one forward in Bollywood and coming from a film family does not make much difference.
"Good attitude and hard work are what take you forward in films and in life. I feel both outsiders and industry kids have to put in hard work.
"No one has it easy. I have worked with industry kids and seen their struggle. They have seen my struggle, but audience doesn't come because of your background. They will only come if they like you," the actress said.
Jacqueline's latest release is the action-comedy A Gentleman. She says she signed for the film because she liked the way the director duo brought newness to the genre.
"I do think there is a different language spoken in cinema now, which the audience accept and actually, in a way, demand. It really helps when you work with directors who understand the need of the audience. Same was the case with Raj and DK. I completely went with their vision. They brought a different essence to the genre."
Jacqueline will next be seen in Tarun Mansukhani's Drive.