No overnight success for Jasleen

Singer Jasleen Royal does not believe in overnight success. The singer feels it takes a lot of work to get that one successful project.

“I got a lot of love from people after the release of Love You Zindagi (Dear Zindagi, 2016). Every age group knows the song. People started recognising me after that song, but it won’t be fair to call that song as a milestone project,” says Jasleen.

She, however, does “not believe in a milestone project”. “It takes a series of projects to land a great project. I don’t believe in overnight success.”

The 27-year-old has lent her voice in movies such as 2017’s Phillauri, Dear Zindagi, Baar Baar Dekho (both 2016), apart from having sung for the recent Gully Boy, and Akshay Kumar’s upcoming Kesari. Before stepping into Bollywood, Jasleen released the singles Panchi Ho Javan, Maye Ni and Din Shagna Da.

On her journey so far, she recalls how she used to save money from her gigs to release her first single. “My first single Panchi Ho Javan was a zero budget song. I used to save money from my gigs. I would get ₹7,000-₹8,000 from my gigs and then I saved the amount to record my first single. I put it on YouTube, and then it reached out to many people from the industry and then I got an offer for Preet (Khoobsurat, 2014) and that’s how one thing led to another. It was not an overnight shift. It was a gradual process,” she explains her philosophy.

PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/ JASLEENROYAL Jasleen Royal recently sang for Gully Boy