A Band of Boys to reunite

A Band of Boys, a musical quartet which created a sensation with hit songs like "Gori", "Meri neend" and "Nain kataari" in early 2000 and then disbanded to pursue their own individual careers, are back!

The Indipop boy band is reuniting for the Mumbai Ballard Estate Festival, and the members are confident that they will be able to strike the right chords with the audience even after so many years, as they had not split, but just taken a break.

The band members -- Sudhanshu Pandey, Karan Oberoi, Chin2 Bhosle and Sherrin Varghese -- consider that their biggest strength is their connect with the audience at live gigs.

"Each member got busy with their personal musical journeys and the band took a backseat, leading to an unscheduled break and then the idea of being part of this music festival came along," the band members told IANS in a joint email interview.

"We discussed it and decided to make it the start point of our next step as a band. We felt this fest offers the best platform for all the fans to connect back with us, considering the fact that the band's biggest strength has always been our connect with the audiences at live gigs," they added.

Sharing that the break happened without a plan, the 'boys' say that the comeback was just a call away as they had all been in touch with each other.

Bringing the band together, Shubhra Bharadwaj, founder and creative director, Ferriswheel shared: "It's wonderful to see them together and hear their voices. It will be fantastic to see them perform, a big plus to see them on stage and reunite."

The group will also perform at the soft launch of Mumbai's Ballard Estate Festival on Saturday.

The fest will be held in October in Mumbai.