Months after facing backlash for her opening act at the Coldplay concert in Mumbai, singer, songwriter and composer Jasleen Royal has finally opened up about the experience. She recently released a mini-documentary titled “Dare To Dream”, where she offered a behind-the-scenes look at what unfolded after her performance. In the clip, she is teary-eyed and shattered by the criticism, but her team is seen standing by her side, offering support and motivation ahead of her performance on the second day of the concert.
The video shows Jasleen scrolling through her phone as her team tries to lift her spirits on day 2 of the Coldplay concert at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. She is then seen asking her team about the technical issue that affected her previous day’s performance on stage. She said, “It wasn’t fine yesterday. What was the problem yesterday? Why were my in-ears bursting?” Then, a member of the team is seen assuring her and apologising, “The creative part I will leave to you, but for the technical part, we are sorry.”
Later, Jasleen is seen confiding in one of her team members about how she felt during the massive social media trolling. “After a certain point, I can feel it like ‘it’s time to go home’. There’s a lot of pressure. I’ll die; I swear I’ll die,” Jasleen said as she teared up.
Before going on stage the next day, she’s also seen hugging her parents while her team cheered for her and told everyone to just focus on the basics. During her performance on day 2, she thanked her fans for standing by her and having faith in her. “I have been nervous, it has been overwhelming. But thank you for keeping your faith in me. It means a lot,” she is seen saying on stage.
Later in the documentary, Jasleen admitted that since she isn’t a trained singer, she makes mistakes. “I am nervous. I don’t want people to think that she didn’t deserve to be here. Or ‘Why is she here? We just want Coldplay. We don’t like her music.’ I am a self-taught musician. So, I know I am not perfect. I keep learning every day. I try to better myself every day,” she said.
She also emphasised that she aimed to deliver a memorable performance and create a great experience for her audience. She said, “I’m just trying to put out my best effort that they also feel that was a good opening act we selected from India. And that’s all the pressure I’m taking. Nothing much.”
