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Video: They mix songs by U2 with Kishore Kumar!

They sang for the President of the United States last year and performed to a packed house in Mumbai recently.

So what exactly is it that makes Hindi a capella group Penn Masala tick? Find out as you watch them belt out hit after hit in these videos -- and read an interview with them right here!

First up, here's two songs in one -- Kya Mujhe Pyaar Hai from the movie Woh Lamhe and Over My Head by rock band The Fray.

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Indo-Western fusion

Here, the group performs a mix of Hindi song Tu Hi Meri Shab Hai from the movie Gangster with Because of You by American R&B artist Ne-Yo.

Neele Neele Amber and Only You

Up next we have this fusion of Kishore Kumar's classic Neele Neele Amber and Only You by American R&B quartet 112.

Where the Streets Have No Name meets Ru Ba Ru

Here Penn Masala perform U2 classic Where the Streets Have No Name and synch it with Ru Ba Ru from the Bollywood blockbuster Rang De Basanti.

Dheere Jalna

Here is the group's own version of Dheere Jalna from the movie Paheli.

Aaja Nachle and She Will Be Loved

And finally, one last song, a mix of Maroon Five's She Will Be Loved and O Re Piyaa from Aaja Nachle.