‘Naagin 4' star Jasmin Bhasin reveals she was 'locked' in scary audition: ‘I ran off'
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Television star Jasmin Bhasin, widely recognised for her roles in Dil Se Dil Tak and Naagin 4 , recently shared a disturbing experience from the initial days of her acting journey. Speaking on The Himanshu Mehta Show, she recounted an unsettling encounter with a director during one of her earliest auditions.Jasmin explained that she had travelled to Mumbai to pursue auditions and was invited to a meeting in a hotel located in Juhu. The lobby was crowded with several aspiring actresses and coordinators managing the process. One by one, participants were called in for their turn. When her moment arrived, she noticed an unsettling detail—the man inside the room was drinking alcohol, and her assigned coordinator stepped out, leaving her alone with him. This immediately triggered a sense of fear.The director then instructed her to perform a scene. Hoping to avoid the situation, she suggested returning the next day after preparing the script. However, he insisted on an immediate performance. The scene described was that of stopping a departing lover. Jasmin acted out the scenario, but the man dismissed her effort, saying it was not how he wanted it done. Matters escalated when he locked the door and attempted to act inappropriately. Using quick thinking and presence of mind, she managed to escape from the room. That moment cemented a firm decision in her mind—she would never again attend a professional meeting inside a hotel room.Outside her notable television work, Jasmin has also appeared in Punjabi cinema, with performances in films such as Ardaas Sarbat De Bhale Di, Warning 2, and Badnaam. More recently, she participated in Karan Johar's reality game show The Traitors, sharing screen space with Maheep Kapoor, Jannat Zubair, Uorfi Javed, Purav Jha, Ashish Vidyarthi, Apoorva Mukhija, and Anshula Kapoor. The show concluded with Uorfi Javed and Nikita Luther emerging as winners.As of now, Jasmin has not disclosed details about her upcoming ventures, but her revelation highlights the unsafe situations young actors can face while trying to establish themselves in the entertainment industry.
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