There was a time when Bollywood thrived on street charm—when Shah Rukh Khan and Naseeruddin Shah grooved on Mumbai's vibrant roads in the romcom 'Chamatkar.' Or when Shilpa Shetty dazzled the public with the foot-tapping number Dil Ka Darwaza Khulla Hai Raja. The city’s streets were not just thoroughfares; they were cinematic playgrounds bustling with songs, dance, and timeless magic. But today, the beats of Mumbai’s iconic street songs have all but faded.
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