Allah-O-Akbar - Dial 100 by Manna Dey

When Manna Dey recorded Allah-O-Akbar - Dial 100, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Bappi Lahiri sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The performance by Manna Dey is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Dial 100, and Allah-O-Akbar - Dial 100 captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

By the end of 1982, Allah-O-Akbar - Dial 100 had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Listeners have described the experience of Allah-O-Akbar - Dial 100 differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Allah-O-Akbar - Dial 100 — just 5:19 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Manna Dey and Bappi Lahiri, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.