While I had gone all the way to Pakistan to make music, just two streets away from my house, I found a Turkish producer who was the right person to make music for me. I was worried about the money he had invested in me. He was my manager cum father figure and we decided to break that CD and returned to Holland. He took me to Pakistan, made 8 songs with me, but I did not like the master and despite him having spent money on me, I didn’t want to come badly, so I called Shahid and told him that. That was the first time in my life that someone had told me that I could do something. He believed in me and gave me that push and the confidence. He felt that I could change the music scenario in UK. One such friend from UK Shahid Mazhar, was the first to spot the talent in me. With the money I would make, I would go clubbing with my friends. I realised that in society, you have to have money, otherwise you are nothing. Right from the age of 15, I would do anything day and night to make money. Your album Unforgettable was on top of the UK charts in 2009. It was just after that that my life changed. As per Islam, it is believed that when you see the Kaba for the first time, whatever you pray for comes true. All that she is interested in is, ‘Have you reached Imran?’ ‘Have you eaten?’ She went to Mecca with my dad and she told me that when she saw the Kaba for the first time, her dua was only that Imran should come on the right path. You will keep building friends, girlfriends and business relationships, but mum, you only get once. As I have grown up, I now understand her. She may not have understood me, but I also did not understand her. In your life, you will have only one mum. Do something else, go drug dealing or rob a bank, but do something.’ I was a complete rebel, but now I have converted that into my music even though I still cannot tolerate any injustice of any kind around me. Now they regret it, as today despite having management degrees, they are sitting at home with no job. There was always this vibe in the house that I was less than my siblings. They tried to look for me using dogs, bikes, police cars, but I even hit the police dog as he wanted to bite me. I felt I would get stuck, so I slapped both of them really hard and ran away. Two police officers, one man and one woman, caught me. I could see the chors running, but the police caught me as they found only me there at that time. I was very young when they once held me for a house robbery that I had not done. I had police chasing me, but if you go to Holland, you will not find any record against me, even though I have slapped the police there. When I was younger, I could not afford to buy them. I am a Punjabi singer, not a rapper even though I may wear caps and shades. And with my mother’s dua and through music, I became okay. Anyways, when I was 18, I moved away from sports and became interested in music. I was heart-broken, but only for one day as I knew we could not afford it. We were too poor to afford 300 euros and, of course, as expected she said a flat No. I went home and asked ammi even though I knew her answer would be no. All they wanted was 300 euros, but for us that was a lot of money. I was underage, but was selected by them to go to the US and train. One day, my coach called me and said that the NBA Junior’s selection team had come to look for talent. Can you imagine, I was supposed to be a part of NBA Juniors for Holland? I was 15 and the best player in the team. I was always a paagal, who was very hatke. I was also strong physically so even if I was bruised, I would be unaffected. I was very stubborn, unaffected by any amount of hitting. They would hit me and I would sometimes even hit my mom back. My parents could just not control me, so they then sent me to a special school, but that too did not help. My other two siblings, both went to school and were well-educated. My parents had no hope from me and did not know what to do with me. I could just not sit at home even for 10 minutes. Even though I had no money, I was always chilling. I dropped out in Class II and sold my books. I was always outside the house playing football and basketball and was very naughty. Initially, I was only interested in sports. For him, it was a big thing, having come from Pakistan and just established himself there. My dad was in a government job, where, when people without a family died at home, my dad and his colleagues were sent to pick up all their stuff and auction it. Why do you dress like a rapper when you are not one?