Nikhil Chinapa

Seated across a bonfire in the cold climes of Shillong after filming for a reality show, Nikhil Chinapa chronicles to us, the story behind one of the "world's most popular disco song". "In 1977, two guys were invited to New York's Studio 54, then amongst the most popular night clubs, but weren't allowed to enter it because their names were not on the guest list. So annoyed were they that they went home and jammed to vent their anger," he says, punctuating the narration to break into a head bang and sing, "Ahh, f**k off" - an attempt at enacting what could have transpired between the men that evening. "The tune lingered in their heads, and f**k off was eventually altered to Freak Out. The track became the biggest disco song ever," Chinapa says of the Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards number, his amusement at the four-decade-old development still evident.