New York: “Dhoom Machale…” The exuberant, celebratory track from the 2004 blockbuster “Dhoom” rounded off Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech, more evidence that New York’s newly elected mayor embraces his many identities with a light as souffle touch.

The 34-year-old Indian-descent democrat, the son of filmmaker Mira Nair and Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani, defeated independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa on Tuesday night.

As Mamdani concluded his speech before hundreds of supporters with “New York, this power it’s yours. This city belongs to you. Thank you”, the title track of the Abhishek Bachchan-John Abraham-starrer started playing in the background.

He was joined on stage by wife Rama Duwaji and his parents as the speech ended, the pulsating tune

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