Sarathy Korwar

It is thus a track that pulls no punches in portraying a warts-and-all picture about life in Mumbai. But the curious part is that at no point is there a note of complaint in Suttar's voice. He tells us that he didn't apply any judgment while writing the song. "I just tell it as it is," he says, which is why we said earlier that Mumbai would deserve that black eye if it were a human being.

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But, there is something else that needs to be taken into account. This everyday fight that Mumbaikars feel they are waging against the city is born out of a place of love, at least where Korwar and Suttar come from. The seeds of the track were planted when the composer made the singer listen to a rough cut he had of the music, which Korwar had intended to be a sort of love letter to the city.

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That's why the song metamorphoses after a point to reach a part where Suttar says that it doesn't matter to him whether you call it "Mumbai" or "Bombay". It's still an amazing place to be in. So, Mumbay isn't a mushy love letter, but one where a mature adult is telling their long-term partner that they still love them despite all their shortcomings. Or to put it another way, the photo album in Suttar's head wasn't edited for Instagram. Instead, it's more like a printed album that depicts a grainy reality.

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