Interview
MJ5 : Boyband India’s answer to K-pop-Ziddi
Mj5 have impressed us with perfectly synchronised performance not only in India.India’s youngest and coolest boyband are seen grooving over their latest released song Ziddi with nicely suited outfits and some killer dance moves. What makes this song a delight to watch is it’s storyline which is lot relatable!! Like every boy has a girl in life who is Ziddi and can’t be convinced at all! So, the song relates to many of us and the lyrics just rotates in our mind for over a day reminding us of that ! From beats to lyrics, outfits to moves and from choreography to lyrics everything about the song is just so perfect that we just cant get over it !! The beats of Ziddi and moves of MJ5 are some really fantastic combination. Trust us, you will never regret because these champs never let you down be it music or dance!
Q. As we all know dance is fun and everyone loves to dance, so what do you think anyone can dance?
Mj5: “Yes anyone can dance to enjoy and have fun, but everyone can’t dance professionally. To dance professionally we need to give time, need to learn things and work hard to achieve that professionality. Although everyone’s body has some kind of rhythm and the vibe over it, so I think everyone can dance but not professionally.”
Q. What does a dance feel for you or how can you describe it?
MJ5: “Basically every one of us loves dancing, literally if we hear the song, we automatically start dancing. Yes, dance if fun and also dance is love.”
Q. Being professional dancers, you have a hectic schedule, so what do you think about the profession of dancing as a career?
MJ5: “The journey and training to be a professional dancer is very hectic, that’s true. That’s the time where we need to give our best. Apart from that, we are professional now so we enjoy and have fun, we do shows and also practise together. Being professional dancers, we need to be prepared, we need to take care of our body and manage our daily schedule properly, being dancers there is a lot of physical work. We need to do training, rehearsals and maintain ourselves. Although training is fun.”
Q. Which one is your favourite performance collectively as MJ5 and which is closest to your heart?
Mj5: “I think we all will have a different answer for this question Kartik- mine is Dhoom Machale which we performed at dance champions. Rohit- for me it was 2013’s audition Vishnu-for me it’s 2017 we performed mutual. Himanshu- we also performed for Shahrukh Khan sir so that one is also our favourite, sir blessed us during that performance and also performed with us. That was a magical moment for us.”
Q. What’s the main motivation that is behind your success which helps you going on?
Mj5: “We have been part of the competition in 2013, 2017 too. The environment and nature of the competition motivated us to push our limits, to grow and to be a better version of ourselves. We always try to be ourselves in the competition situation so the best of us can come out. We always try to do new things so that helped us a lot.”
Q. Recently this year you debuted with a music video called Bawaal and now with Ziddi. So, what was the key idea of making your own music dance videos?
MJ5: “Actually the situation demanded that thing, we also got feeling now the public wants to see us in our own music videos. The second thing sometimes performing on the other song caused copyright issues, so we thought why not start making our own music videos. We trained ourselves for these music videos. So, we debuted with Bawaal and we released Ziddi, where Ziddi is all about dance number and dance number.”
Q. In recent times there is a lot of buzz about Ziddi, it’s so thrilling and the choreography is brilliant- what’s the process behind making such an awesome video?
MJ5: “When we get the actual music track so we are in the environment of that song, listen to it many times again and again. While vibing we get some natural body movements and steps so we link and collect them and improvise them. Although it’s a long process and music video takes a lot of time and effort. We usually choreograph songs ourselves, ultimately it also helps to maintain and enhance ourselves.”
Q. What was your emotion behind the song Ziddi and behind dance and lyrics?
MJ5: “Ziddi is a mood booster, it’s such a song if you are sad or out of a mood. As soon as you listen to it, you start vibing over and get some natural body movements. Ziddi – basically rejoices and energies you in some way. Talking about the lyrics, it’s based on real and daily life situations. The situation where a boy wants to express his love to a girl who is Ziddi. We guess some of you have gone through this situation. Although every one of us is Ziddi in some or another way. Basically, Ziddi is made for the people to have fun and dance.”
Q. Doing choreography and practising a lot for Ziddi, so what do you think what’s the value of fitness being a dancer?
MJ5: “Not only for the dancers but also the value of fitness is too much now for all of us. We have to be fit, fitness not only makes you look good but also keep you physically and mentally sharp and active. Working out and exercising also help us to be indisciplined.
Q. Which is the song you continuously listening to and vibing in a loop?
MJ5: Add the part of the answer from an igtv in video format. Where all members together say Ziddi.
Q. What are your plans after Ziddi, please can you give a glimpse of that?
MJ5: “We do have a bag full of songs, so we will choose one among them and will work on that. After that, we will be back again with one more bang. Although you will get updates about what we are into on our social media, so stay tuned and connected.”
If you watch reels all day we are sure you have once in your scrolling journey came across Rajesh Yadav and if you binge-watch OTT content every day and Campus Diaries is your favourite show then you must be friendly with Sandy! Paradox gets candid and stocks up the inspo from none other than Rajesh Yadav!
1) When did you begin creating material professionally? Was there ever a spontaneous notion or incident that altered your perception of content creation as a profession?
Rajesh Yadav: In December 2015 I started making content, and by God’s grace, my first video drew a big audience. My second video later went viral, making the characters well-known. As my first video went viral, I was motivated to work even harder on my content creation and no longer had to worry about making this my career.
2) Were there any other role models you admired before beginning your journey?
Who motivated you to keep going?
Rajesh Yadav: I liked watching TVF and AIB’s funny and caustic videos before I started working in this field. After seeing their work, I became a fan and started making videos.
3) When did your life change for the better?
Rajesh Yadav: Creating my first video marked a turning moment in my life because I had never before considered a career in the arts or as a content developer. Although I didn’t have much experience in this sector while I was in college. I joined a theatre organization because I had some free time, and I worked there on the weekends.
4) How did you find acting as Sandy in the Campus diaries?
Rajesh Yadav: Sandy from Campus Diaries was my first role in a web series. Due to his many varied characteristics, including the fact that he begins as a friend and ends up as a villain, Sandy is an extremely distinctive character. I had never portrayed a somewhat pessimistic role before. For the first time, I had the opportunity to participate in something brand-new; perhaps the second season will have even more surprises.
5) Whoever would you like to work with if you had the chance to work with any artist in the world, and why?
Rajesh Yadav: Shahrukh Khan is the person I would choose to collaborate with if given the chance. Shahrukh Khan is someone we have all admired and been inspired by since we were young kids, no matter where he is today. I’ve wanted to meet Shahrukh Khan since I was a young child, and if I ever had the chance to work with anyone I wish, Shahrukh Khan would be my first choice.
6) What difficulties did you face at the beginning of your journey?
Rajesh Yadav: The major obstacle I had to overcome at the beginning of my adventure was learning how to produce original and creative videos for the audience. My goal was to come up with concepts that I might potentially employ in novel ways over the long term rather than to produce something that couldn’t be used in the future. Thankfully, I had only encountered these challenges in my first video.
7) Your thoughts? Is that your greatest success to date?
Rajesh Yadav: Any success I may have feels enormous to me as a regular person who enjoys watching superstars and I always had fantasies about meeting them. Nevertheless, now that I’ve recently collaborated with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, communicating and working with them. It is an accomplishment. After following him in college and attempting to meet him, it’s an enormous accomplishment for me to be able to communicate and work with superstars.
8) What is your greatest professional goal?
Rajesh Yadav: We are all aware that every one of us has different goals. My current objective is to play the main character in a movie or web series so that I may discover my talent and exhibit it to others. This is my current objective, and after I reach it, I’ll think about pursuing some more challenging objectives.
9) How have you found performing and writing for MensXP? It is a truly new platform that requires robust connectivity in order to function.
Rajesh Yadav : Four years of working with MensXP has been a wonderful experience. You can work there with complete creative freedom whether you’re writing or acting. It’s critical that you are given the freedom to complete your task on your schedule without interruption. As a result of the drastically different environment you find yourself in, the genre is quite varied and contains humor.
10) What is the final message you would like to convey to your supporters and well-wishers?
Rajesh Yadav: I can only advise my well-wishers to take care of themselves. In this society when everyone is scrambling for something, we all neglect to take care of our physical and mental health. Sometimes we continue to put our physical health first while ignoring our mental health. I, therefore, urge every one of my well-wishers to take care of both themselves and others around them.
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Anuj Saini a pre-dominant face of advertising industry is ruling the Indian entertainment industry. Recently he was seen in Gandhi Godse Ek Yudha as character of Naren . He also featured alongside actresses like Jacqueline Fernandez in Mere Angne Mein and Dhvani Bhanushali in Vaaste. he is also seen in many advertisements which includes KFC, Sprite, Nivea, Cadbury,Tata and other known brands.
When did you start your career as an actor?
Anuj Saini: After graduating with a degree in civil engineering, I moved to Mumbai and began my acting career there in 2017.
How has your experience been in the advertising industry? You have been their favourite face for years.
Anuj Saini: Advertising is quite competitive; for a single ad, about 5000 candidates audition, but only one girl and one male are chosen. I’ve spent 6 to 8 hours working on a clothing advertisement set, and I love it. Once we start producing advertising, it’s wonderful, and I get to enjoy creating television commercials.
Just keep trying, improving, and being patient are key characteristics in this field.
What was your first show and how was your first experience working in that show?
Anuj Saini: It was a music video for the song VAASTE that I appeared in. That was my very first acting experience, and it was a great one. The great Rajkumar Santoshi sir’s Gandhi Vs. Godse, my debut movie, will be released in theatres across India next month
As acting is not a cup of tea for everyone! How did you know that you can do it as an actor?
Anuj Saini: It takes months of preparation for a three-hour test (a movie), and acting is a 24-hour career where you have to get better every day with no turning back.
There were so many superstars back in the days so who inspired you the most to become an actor?
Anuj Saini: The actors who most inspired me to pursue acting were Shah Rukh Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, and Sushant Singh Rajput. Due to their consistency in remaining where they are and doing their best up to this point, we are all aware that these people didn’t got support from others in the industry.
Which achievement means a lot to you and is there any other achievement you look forward to achieving?
Anuj Saini: It meant a lot to me when I was chosen for my first feature film, which will be released in January, because I had no familiarity and many talented people chose me for the role. This is a huge accomplishment for me And I have a lot of accomplishments I want to get to.
You have met many different personalities from different fields. Who was most inspiring and why?
Anuj Saini: Anuja Patil, a former player for India, influenced me greatly with her personality . She changed the outlook of way of communicating with others. She is incredibly generous.
What do you want to share that many people don’t know about you?
Anuj Saini: Although I’m a big introvert and am really shy in real life, there is a switch that allows me to be completely different in front of the camera.
What message would you like to give to upcoming actors who follow you?
Anuj Saini: Keep working and hustling. Bombay is a city where one phone call has the power to completely alter your journey, but it will take time for that call to reach you. Until then, stay positive, put in a lot of effort, and don’t give up.
Lastly, what is one message that you want to give to your followers and well-wishers?
Please continue to support me; I’ll do everything in my ability to make you all smile.
AAP HAI TO HUM HAI!!
