Now India has its own version of Backstreet Boys.

A Band of Boys, a talented group of five, has been chosen by Clearity, the image management division of Clea Public Relations as the next happening music group in town. Music channel MTV has chosen the band as its next Ubharta Sitara.

The group was chosen from among 300 aspirants. It includes Chin2 Bhosle, grandson of legendary singer Asha Bhosale and Sidharth Haldipur, son of well known composer Amar Haldipur. Singer Hariharan has been roped in to impart vocal training to the band members. Ustaad Qadir Khan is giving the band a firm footing in Hindustani classical music. 

MTV will reserve spots on its channel for the band's music videos when it releases its first album. The channel will also advise the band on the songs to be included in forthcoming albums.

Music for the first album to be released in February 2002 revolves around the theme of love. Leslie Lewis of Colonial Cousins fame Compositions will be done by Leslie Lewis of Colonial Cousins fame. They will have a concert next month. Performance material will also include cover versions and remixes of film songs, both in English and Hindi. 

Ubharta Sitara has, in the past, promoted film star Govinda when he released his first album. MTV will also support ground gigs that A Band of Boys stages.