The artist who suffered one of pop music's most public misfires has broken her silence on the catastrophic technical failures and crowd backlash that marred her high-profile support slot for Coldplay in Mumbai earlier this year.
The 33-year-old, known for multilingual hits including Panchi Ho Jaava, was billed as the "mystery guest" for Coldplay's January shows at DY Patil Stadium as part of their Music of the Spheres world tour.
But what should have been a career-defining moment quickly turned into a nightmare when sound issues derailed her performance, leading to audible boos from sections of the 80,000-strong crowd.
Earlier this year Indian artist Jasleen Royal supported the band, which formed in 1997, during their Mumbai shows.
The singer, who performs in Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati and English and rose to fame with her song Panchi Ho Jaava, has won several awards.
However, her massive career milestone was clouded after she was plagued by sound issues on stage and was then drowned out by boos and jeers. At the time some said they'd witnessed a 'disaster' and said it sounded like she had a 'bad cold and cough'.
Now, a few months on, Royal's thoughts about what went wrong have been revealed in the new documentary Dare To Dream, with the singer admitting she felt like she was 'going to die' after the performance.
"There's a lot of pressure. I'll die. I swear I'll die. I'm still processing. There's a lot to process," she said after coming off stage.
Before the shows with Coldplay, she'd been asked what she was nervous about, with the footage then included in the film. "I don't want people to think that she did not deserve to be here, or: 'Why is she here? We just want Coldplay,'" she said.
The technical issues Royal faced were also addressed by the crew, one of whom said: "For the technical part, we are sorry. The creative part, I leave to you."
During the Mumbai shows, Coldplay itself also came under fire for comments made by frontman Chris Martin. "Thank you for coming.
It's amazing to us that you welcome us even though we are from Great Britain," he said. "Thank you for forgiving us for all of the bad things Great Britain has done and welcoming us into your home."
Although he didn't shy away from the brutal history of the two countries after Britain colonised India in 1858, there was a mixed response from fans.
Royal, a National Award-winning artist, has since returned to performing in India, though the Coldplay experience remains a painful chapter.
As one industry insider noted: "Opening for stadium acts is brutal even without tech failures - this was the perfect storm of everything that can go wrong."
