Aanan Faanan - Namastey London by Jayesh Gandhi, Alisha Chinai

When Jayesh Gandhi, Alisha Chinai recorded Aanan Faanan - Namastey London, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Behind the melody is the work of Jayesh Gandhi, Alisha Chinai, Himesh Reshammiya, Javed Akhtar, whose composition choices give Aanan Faanan - Namastey London its distinctive texture.

The performance by Jayesh Gandhi, Alisha Chinai is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Aanan Faanan - Namastey London is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2007 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Aanan Faanan - Namastey London was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to Aanan Faanan - Namastey London. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Aanan Faanan - Namastey London — just 6:02 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Aanan Faanan - Namastey London are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.