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One thing that was even more iconic than democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani becoming the first Indian-American Muslim mayor of New York City was the victory song— “Dhoom Machale", the title track of the Bollywood film Dhoom. The son of Ugandan scholar Mahmood Mamdani and Indian filmmaker Mira Nair, the 34-year-old politician was seen waving at his supporters before walking over to his wife, Rama Duwaji, for a hug as the song continued playing in the background.

The moment has gone viral on the Internet, and not just desis, but Americans are loving it too. A video of a Spectrum News anchor has garnered the attention of people online, where he was seen reacting to “Dhoom Machale" as it played during the election night coverage. He called it “an iconic Bollywood son

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