Sanam Puri: We didn't achieve success on YouTube overnight

Sanam BandReferred as Indias One Direction Sanam Band a fourmember Indian poprock band has had their own sweet and sour stories before they could finally arrive The band achieved recognition for their cover renditions and originals that are often hinged on love And taking that lovable magic ahead they will be ushering the month of February on MTV Beats through a series of the specially curated show Talking more about their foray into television and how to celebrate the month of love members Sanam Puri Samar Puri Venkat Subramaniam and Keshav Dhanraj get chatty with midday onlineExcerpts from the interviewHow does it feel to have your own show on a youthoriented channel How did this association take place Venkat S Its amazing MTV Beats is a fun young and a vibrant brand with loads of fun excitement which resonates with our band as well The association was made through our management at KNC Talent whos always trying to put us out there and helps us make strategic partnerships Being associated with MTV Beats is special for all of us as weve all grown up watching MTV Viewers will see all of us this February on Dil Beats ndash a specially curated show which revolves around love romance and everything mush It was premiered on Valentinersquos Day Romance as a genre has been evergreen which is loved by all age groups Collaborating with MTV Beats for the month of love has been one of the most exciting projects so far and were confident that the viewers are going to love it as wellTell us about the show Sanam Puri ndash Itrsquos a show where we present the 12 stages of love through music so weve shot 12 episodes worth of fun content that you should watch So tune into MTV Beats and you can watch us every Wednesday 1000 AM 400 PM and 800 PMHow did the whole idea of recreating old songs stem up and how did Fab Four was born Keshav Dhanraj Weve always been fascinated by the melodies and lyrics in the classics Indian film music has a diverse collection of tunes and we wanted to learn and render these songs in our own style so that todays generation of youth can revisit the songs we love along with usWith what motive did youll start the band Did you ever think that it will be amongst Indias top 10 YouTube channels Sanam Puri We are friends first Venky an old classmatebandmate from Indian School Muscat connected Sanam and me to Keshav we had moved to Mumbai in the same year about 2010 We hit it off well at his garage and have been close friends ever since The road has been bumpy but my philosophy is to always stay positive and have fun doing what youre doing We didnt achieve success on YouTube overnight it took us a while and we cherish each and every step along the wayTell us something about your experience working with AR Rahman for Jammin Venkat S We worked on a song called YAARA which included all the artists who were a part of the project Jammin a musical collaboration between YouTube music content creators and Bollywood composers AR Rahman had composed a beautiful love song called Thalli Pogathey in 2016 its amazing how he transformed this into an inspirational song and got so many of us to be part of itFrom YouTube to working with Oscarwinning musician and now Television how do you see the entire journey going Keshav Dhanraj Its very important to try and reach out to as many people as possible So we want to appear in all possible mediums where entertainment is viewed or consumedWhat kind of a bond do youll share with each otherSanam Puri We are friends first we hang out with each other all the time since we are neighbours We play video games work out together and hang out I like to eat some amazing vegan meals when I go out with themHow do you process the feeling of having so many female fanfollowing Samar Puri Its an overwhelming feeling of thankfulness and were grateful for all the love being showered upon us Like I say were just having funAny incident where a fan has outdone herself to express her feelings for any of you Venkat S I have a funny incident where one woman asked me to take off my glasses I was wearing on stage because she couldnt see my eyes I left the glasses on the amp and towards the end of the show she whacked off my glasses and bounced from the gigWith womens day around the corner a message that you would want to give to them The four of us in the band lsquoSanamrsquo love you beautiful women we couldnt be here without youll This show is specially done for youllCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates