page_title: Sanam (band)
section_title: 2012: Formation of Sanam- the band and Growth Curve
hierarchical_section_title: Sanam (band) / Musical career / 2012: Formation of Sanam- the band and Growth Curve
caption_attribution_description: English: SANAM band moving from greenroom to the stage before the Holland show during Holland-Suriname-Trinidad 2017 Tour
context_page_description: Sanam is an Indian pop rock band formed in 2010 currently based in Mumbai, India known for its renditions of old classic Indian Bollywood songs as well as original music. The band SANAM consists of Sanam Puri, Samar Puri, Venky S or Venkat Subramaniyam and Keshav Dhanraj. In 2016, the band is amongst India's top 10 independent YouTube Channels, India's biggest music artist on the digital platform and the fastest growing YouTube channel in the country.
  The band was awarded the Best Music Content Creator at the Social Media Summit & Awards in Amravati in 2017 by AP Tourism Minister Bhuma Akhila Priya and MP Kesineni Srinivas.
context_section_description: In 2012 the band met Ben Thomas (Managing Director, Kurian & Co Talent Management and a recognised music business manager who had managed careers of successful music artists including Sonu Nigam and Vishal-Shekhar), and based on his experience and knowledge of the Indian music industry paved the way forward for the band.
  He also introduced the band to Vishal-Shekhar which led to Sanam Puri's first Bollywood break as a play back singer with songs like "Dhat Teri Ki" from the movie Gori Tere Pyaar Mein and "Ishq Bulaava" from Hasee Toh Phasee. The same year the band composed its first original composition "Main Hoon" for the Hollywood blockbuster The Amazing Spiderman 2.
  Given the growing following of the band digitally, in 2015, the band was recognised by YouTube and invited to perform at the YouTube FanFest  They were again invited in 2016.
  The band performed in the capital Male at the VMY Music Festival in July 2015, which commemorated the 50th Anniversary of Independence of the Republic of Maldives. The Ballard Estate Festival in Mumbai was formally inaugurated by the chief guest Nitin Gadkari, Minister Of Road Transport and Highways Of India on 24 January, followed by the headlining performance by Sanam band. The event was attended by eminent personalities such as actress and politician Hema Malini.
  In 2016 as a part of a property called Jammin, a digital musical collaboration featuring YouTube's best musical talent with four music composers A R Rahman, Salim-Sulaiman, Clinton Cerejo, and Mithoon, "Inquilab Mera Khwab" was released in collaboration with Clinton Cerejo and "Yaara" was released in collaboration with A R Rahman and all the other Artists who were a part of the program.
  On 1 April 2017, music broadcaster Channel V announced the launch of its latest property ‘Only On V’, with an exclusive partnership with band Sanam. The band aims to spread love and happiness through their music and considers this opportunity one of their greatest achievements. Their endorsement of EBay, an online retail giant and it's campaign #NoWorldwithoutWomen got a very good response. The band in 2017 did a series of concerts as a part of Pledge Tour with the objective of not just giving the audience a great time but also raise the issue of growing cases of Child Sexual Abuse in India in association with a Chennai-based NGO Justice & Hope.
  In the month of February 2018, Sanam was declared the artist of the month on MTV Beats for its new release Sanam Mennu. MTV Beats the 24x7 Hindi Music TV Channel, through a series of specially curated shows under the concept of Month of love, featured SANAM Band in three of its shows. First two were "Spotlight: Dil Beats with Sanam Band" and "Love shots" which were all about love & romance and third was the kicking off episode of "Gaano Ka Rafu Centre 2.0" hosted by Sahil Khattar. Sanam band is releasing original songs like Sanam Mennu & Tu Yahaan that are wooing the fans. In December 2018, SANAM band was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine.
caption: Band SANAM on the way from the green room to the stage for the SANAM Live in Concert @ Holland during Holland-Suriname-Trinidad 2017 Tour
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