Jacqueline says she worked hard to improve herself as a dancer and got better with time.
When asked if she was always a good dancer, the "Dishoom" star told PTI, "No, my God, never. I was screamed at, shouted at and made fun of when I did my first movie by certain choreographers I can't name. It was a very important lesson because it basically kind of woke me up."
"It was then that I started training in dance because I didn't want to disappoint and hold a movie back anyway with my 'not upto the mark' dancing. I worked on that and I grew on to love it. I wish I could honestly invest more time on it on training because it is very therapeutic."
Jacqueline will now be seen as a judge on the season nine of dance reality show "Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa".
The "Kick" actress says when the show was offered to her, she took her time to think as she found herself to be an "unconventional" choice to be a judge.
"It was also very daunting knowing that I am going to be watched by millions of viewers, I didn't know how to deal with that. I did my first day and I was extremely nervous," she added.
The celebrity contestants on season nine include Arjun Bijlani, Shakti Arora, Helly Shah, Surveen Chawla, Karishma Tanna, Gaurav Gera, Salman Yusuff Khan, Shantanu Maheshwari, Nora Fatehi, Chef Harpal Singh, Sidhant Gupta and dancer duo Priyanka & Poonam.
"For us celebrities, when we go for promotions on
shows, we sit there, give our opinions and leave. We are never there to score or judge. But now there is this responsibility. You also want to give the best critique so that they do better."
Apart from her, the Colors show will feature filmmaker Karan Johar, choreographer Ganesh Hegde and director Farah Khan as judges.
Jacqueline feels this time the competition will be very tough but ultimately it will be a rewarding experience for everyone.
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