- published: 21 Jun 2016
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Saavn, Inc. is a digital distributor of Bollywood and Kollywood music, with rights to over 2 million music tracks. Saavn is an acronym for “South Asian Audio Visual Network." In Hindi, saavn is the season of Monsoon, which is often associated with music.
Saavn was founded as BODVOD networks in 2006 by Vin Bhat, Neal Shenoy, and Paramdeep Singh, in a partnership between New York-based parent company 212Media (also founded by Bhat, Shenoy, and Singh), Indian company Hungama, and Schramm Sports & Entertainment.
In addition to being Co-Founders, Vin Bhat and Paramdeep Singh serve as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Saavn, respectively. In 2009, Rishi Malhotra (former VP, HBO On Demand & Multi-Platform Marketing at HBO, Inc.) was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Saavn.
In its former incarnation as BODVOD Networks, Saavn was the first company to offer Bollywood content on demand on cable television and on iTunes. Since its inception, the company has partnered with several premier distribution platforms, including Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, and Verizon FiOS.
[Intro:]
Uh yeah, Forgive me lord
Uh, Cmon, Yeah, Uh
Listen to me
[Verse:]
This is the prayer of a hard weight heavy
I'm in a sea of depression, Please lord, Let my ship stay steady
Cause I ain't ready, To be devoured by the mouth of death
My cup of faith runs full, Now half-ounce's left
So I count my breaths and hold my own
Hopin satan ain't stole my throne
I know, All too well, What it's like to be young and poor
When everyday is as dark as the one before
And I just wanna be like you
Step out onto the surface of this water lord, And then run to shore
Would you meet me at the bank of the sea?
For a hug, Be as anxious as me?
I gotta know, Cause everyday is a fight to win
When you're surrounded by triflin men
Sometimes I feel I'm worth nothin more than just my mic and pen
I need you in my life again