“But Lorna was the starting point,” says Thani, co-writer of the film. Anushka Sharma’s character Rosie Noronha is a composite of many real singers of the time. Bombay Velvet, which is set in the city of the 1960s, is dedicated to Cordeiro. “While everyone appreciated the music, it was their love story that people spoke of,” says Barretto, whose Konkani film Nachom-ia Kumpasar, loosely based on the two artistes, recently bagged three National Awards this year. Their songs were immensely popular and played on the radio every afternoon. Perry cut several Konkani albums with Cordeiro, infusing the folksy music with jazz elements. Growing up in Goa in the 1970s, the legend of Chris and Lorna was familiar to Bardroy Barretto. From Talk of the Town (now Pizza by the Bay) and The Ambassador Hotel on Marine Drive to Ritz and Astoria round the corner, right up till Bistros and Volga at Flora Fountain, the street was alive with the sound of music. Local jazz musicians would play by the day, the evening concluding with a cabaret show. Dave Brubek and Duke Ellington would visit the city, jamming with musicians at nightclubs and jazz bars on Churchgate Street (now renamed Veer Nariman Road). It was the 1960s, a time when the jazz music scene in the country was at its most vibrant.

She swayed as she hit the high notes, throwing an occasional glance at her band leader as he played, his sax raised to the sky as he went down on his knee.

In her full-throated voice, Cordeiro performed jazz standards by Ella Fitzgerald and pop tunes by Connie Francis. Lorna Cordeiro at a concert in Goa (Source: Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)

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