Jacqueline Fernandez has carved a name for herself in the industry now but the actress said that she initially struggled in Bollywood as many advised her different ways to fit into the industry. 

In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, Jacqueline opened up about the same and revealed how a lot of people felt that her name was "very Western" and suggested that she change it. "I was told, 'Do a nose job', 'Change your name'. So many people! At that moment, I thought, ‘Is it needed?’ I decided to just be me. I was quite calm and cool and collected about it, and then things worked out for me," she said. 

She further added, "I was told, 'Change your name to Muskaan'. I remember these suggestions. My agency also thought, 'Should we change her name? Jacqueline Fernandez is very Western. How do we crack the industry?' Then they were like, 'Maybe we should just go with her name and just see where that goes.'"

She also opened up about how she was mocked for her accent but has now made peace with the fact that it is a limitation for her and continues to work hard every day to improve her Hindi diction. "I felt offended by this. I came to a Diwali party once in a traditional outfit. Three of my actor friends were like, 'Why are you wearing a saree? Why are you trying so hard? You are not Indian!'"

Jacqueline made her Bollywood debut in 2009. The actor, who was last seen in the Netflix film Drive alongside Sushant Singh Rajput, will be next seen in an action-thriller titled Attack, directed by Lakshya Raj Anand, also starring John Abraham.