Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu by Amit Trivedi, Ash King

Some songs are made for a single moment. Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is made for all of them. Credit goes to Amit Trivedi for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Amit Trivedi, Ash King clearly belongs in the second group. Hearing Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu without thinking of Kareena Kapoor Khan, Boman Irani, Ram Kapoor, Imran Khan is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu.

2012 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu was among the reasons why. Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 4:36, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Aunty Ji - Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.