It has been called a rock ‘n roll poem, with over 50 dancers and acrobats on stage, and three Grammy Awards so far. It is the Cirque du Soleil show of The Beatles LOVE, inspired by the music and lyrics of The Beatles.  The first time Samanth “Sam” Vinil watched the show, he was mesmerized, almost in tears. It was unlike anything he had ever seen—or even imagined. This was the early summer of 2013, and Vinil had just travelled from Mumbai to Las Vegas.  The best thing was, in the next few weeks, he was going to be on that stage, part of that show.  When he first heard about Cirque du Soleil, Vinil, then 22, was in the fifth and final year at IIT Bombay, studying for an M. Tech degree. For a “studious” boy from Hyderabad, who had grown up thinking of an engineering degree from a premier institution, this was the perfect career path. 

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