When A R Rahman’s ‘Humma humma’ in Mani Ratnam’s Bombay (1995) exploded onto radio and television over 30 years ago, it came with an irrepressible sense of joy, even though the film carried the weight of dark communal history. With swagger in its rhythm and an infectious energy in Remo Fernandes’ unmistakable Goan lilt, the track refused to be boxed into the neat boundaries of Hindi film music. It was gloriously raw, with Remo’s carefree ad-libs........

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