Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh by Rashid Ali

Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh arrived from the Chakravyuh album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2012. What makes Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh musically distinctive is the composition by Rashid Ali, Shantanu Moitra, Irshad Kamil, which balances simplicity with depth.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh, Rashid Ali clearly belongs in the second group. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

2012 marked the release of Chakravyuh, and Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Some music is background. Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

Running to 6:01, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Aiyo Piyaji - Chakravyuh has earned its place in the catalogue of Hindi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.