Jasmin Bhasin Maintains A Sense Of Who She Is And What She Wants

After completing 8 years in the industry, Jasmin Bhasin is busy learning and exploring the world of showbiz, and many of its intricacies. It’s been an incredible run so far, yet she maintains a sense of who she is and what she wants out of her burgeoning career.

- Chitman Kanwar Ahuja

As a star on the rise, Jasmin focuses on aiming for the bigger things in life rather than thinking on what happened in the past. Being born and brought up in Kota, she stepped into the hospitality sector, where she wanted to make it big. From the time she stepped into the industry to the time she became an overnight sensation with her hit television show, Tashan-e-Ishq, it was one happy, smooth-sailing ride for Jasmin. One thing that sets her apart from other heroines is her calm and composed demeanor which makes her like you and me—an uncomplicated girl who is just here to do her job—and she aces it every single day. In this interview, she speaks to us about unwinding, self-improvement, and what makes her sleep peacefully at night. Edited excerpts…

How did it all begin for you professionally? Were you always intrigued to be a part of the tinsel town?

I had never planned on being a part of this industry, everything happened for me while I was working at a hotel. It all started when a photographer approached me for a Nokia campaign, after which I began receiving calls for modelling shoots. After that, I shot a South Indian jewellery commercial and then stepped into the South Indian film industry.

You started out by working in South Indian films such as Karodpathi, Veta, and Ladies & Gentlemen. How and why did you switch from films to television?

I used to work in Delhi while shooting for South Indian films, and my work was limited to the regional sector. When the opportunity for a soap opera knocked on my door, I wanted to give it a shot. For my television debut I took up Tashan-eIshq, and believed that it would provide me with a bigger platform on nation television. To this day, I’m glad that I chose to make the switch, as the show was such a big hit amongst the audience, and since then I have never looked back.