The year was 1990 and the country was going through a Kumar Sanu hysteria. Aashiqui had catapulted him to an overnight singing sensation.

I was travelling on a Himachal Tourism bus, and was on my way to Manali. The songs of Aashiqui were playing non-stop for two hours. A young guy told the driver to play some other number or put off the music. He was sick and tired of hearing the same songs. The driver stopped the bus and politely requested the young man to get off the bus because…

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