Singer Jasmine Sandlas is getting a lot of love for her songs ‘Dhurandhar’ and ‘Dhurandhar 2’, especially in ‘Jaiye Sajna’. Despite her rise to fame and success, Jasmine’s journey has not been easy. Jasmine has also spoken about her early family life and her battle with alcoholism. Born in Jalandhar and later moving to California with his family, he recently opened up about the hardships that shaped his life long before fame came to him.Jasmine recalled moving to the United States when she was in the 8th or 9th grade. Although his father had a respected legal career in Punjab, his lifestyle changed drastically after the move. “We landed in New York. I didn’t speak English. Whatever school there was, my dad got us into it. We lived in a one-bedroom apartment, which was low-income housing, and there were 6 of us,” Ranveer shared on Allahbadia’s podcast. The transition was especially difficult for his parents. His father, who had once studied law and held a prestigious position in India, resumed working at a petrol station in America. His mother, a former teacher, took on factory jobs and also picked cherries to support the family. Jasmine revealed that they relied on food stamps to survive those years.Recalling his father’s sacrifices, he said: “I remember sitting with him in the snow and he had no shoes on. When I asked him, he told me that snowshoes are very expensive. He sacrificed his whole life for us. He left a well-paid and respected job in India to give me and my brothers and sisters a better life.”Things slowly stabilized after the family relocated to California, where his father eventually found work in the legal system as an interpreter.Jasmine admitted that her teenage years in America were emotionally overwhelming. “From 13 to 18, I didn’t know what was happening in my life. Itna kuch chal raha tha. We were fighting more than once,” she said.Adapting to a new culture, language and financial reality while living in cramped conditions affected the whole family. According to Jasmine, it took almost five to six years before she finally felt settled.Amid the chaos, music became his only escape. “At the age of 12, 13, I used to sing shabads in the gurudwara. Uss time koi music nahi tha meri life mein, the only time I sang was shabads in the gurudwara,” he recalled.The singer also reflected on the emotional strain immigrant families often face. She explained that her parents put a lot of pressure on her, which naturally affected the children as well.“Parents are not emotionally regulated. It’s a lot for them too, but it’s really a lot for the kids who grow up in it. We were kids. We needed guidance, protection and nourishment,” she said.Despite her passion for singing, Jasmine revealed that her parents were initially unconvinced about music as a career. Although his mother saw it as a hobby, his father believed that it could never become a stable career. they asked my parents to give me six months. If I get it, fine, otherwise I’ll leave,” he said. He didn’t get there by then. He didn’t leave either,” he said. In 2014, Yaar Na Miley from Kick made Jasmine Sandlas a household name across the country. The chartbuster co-written with Yo Yo HoneySingh became one of the biggest Bollywood songs of the year and marked a major breakthrough in his career. But when success came, Jasmine suffered a terrible personal loss: the death of her father.Reflecting on that time, Jasmine shared how difficult it was to process fame and pain at the same time.“Yaar Na Miley was the biggest hit at the time, and I lost my father. My whole family fell apart. We never found an anchor,” he said.Describing the role his father played in the family, “My father was a quiet guy, a good upright man. He was an anchor. When he left, hum sab bikhar gaye. We are still trying to put the pieces together. More than ten years have passed. I miss him. I want to celebrate the success with him.”The emotional impact of losing him, along with sudden stardom and changing family dynamics, pushed Jasmine into a turbulent phase of her life. He honestly admitted that he struggled with alcohol during those years.“A lot of things piled up – I was famous, I felt certain things, my family broke up, my father was no more. I drank more than I should have, and I regret it – but it was important to me at the time,” he said. Jasmine also revealed that her complicated relationship with alcohol stemmed from her childhood experiences. Growing up around a drinking father shaped the way he saw himself over the years.“Two things happen when you have a father who drinks: You either become one, or you say I can never do this. So I did both.”
