The band was started by Neeraj Shridhar, Oscar Söderberg, and Mats Nordenborg,[1][2] and became popular with remixes of old Bollywood hits such as "Kya Soorat Hai", "Woh Chali" and "Chod Do Anchal".
The band was born primarily due to a common interest of Indian melodies from sources such as Hindi films and classical music.
Neeraj became the lead vocalist and back-up guitarist, and also composed pop rock, jazz, hip-hop, soul, and reggae songs.
Singer Lata Mangeshkar was impressed with the remake of her song "Main Chali" from the film Padosan and invited Neeraj to perform at her birthday function.
This time, Neeraj worked with guest singers Linnea Spores and Falguni Pathak to produce songs.
The videos of the songs "Hawa Mein Udati Jaaye" and "Tera Mera Pyaar Sanam" became hits.
In the same year, the album The Best Of Bombay Vikings was released, with a playback song of the film Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula, in which Neeraj sang "Kabhi Phool Dena" for music director Sandesh Shandilya.
The song "Hawa Mein Udti Jaaye" continues to be popular among teenagers as the background for reels in Instagram and TikTok.
The title track had the main lines sung again by Linea and was a hit along with its video, which was played on every music channel in India[where?]
The song "Zara Nazron Se Kehdo" produced by Soundism and its video, which starred Bollywood actress Celina Jaitly, was a hit.