Nachom-ia Kumpasar (English: Let's dance to the rhythm), is a Konkani musical drama film.

[2] The film, which takes its title from the name of a song by the two artists, was directed by Bardroy Barretto.

[10] In 1964 Lawry, a young Goan trumpet-player who plays in the nightclubs of Bombay, returns to Goa for a wedding.

While Lawry moulds the impressionable young Dona into a talented singer, they appear to fall in love.

Later their affair resumes, although her parents warn her against Lawry as they know he is married, and they worry about her career of being a singer.

But when the other musicians sing a celebration song to Lawry she discovers he is to be a father and she is furious and heart-broken.

We see him dress sombrely with a black tie, but instead of going to Dona's funeral he goes to his own baby's naming ceremony.

Instead of committing suicide Dona later sings a song about being betrayed and being 'in heaven', whilst crying on stage...

note: The film weaves its lilting narrative through 20 timeless songs based on actual events.

Songs are frequently accompanied by flamenco dancers who embody the emotional turmoil of the story-telling.

This quasi-biographical film is a tribute to one of Goa’s greatest, yet barely acknowledged legacy - its musicians, who once upon a time set the jazz clubs of Bombay on fire and actually shaped the music of Bollywood cinema.

Nachom-ia Kumpasar is a nostalgic musical tale set in the times these musicians lived and died in - unrecognized, unappreciated… and unsung until now.