Bali (The Sound Of Shaitan) - Shaitan by Prashant Pillai, Farhad Bhiwandiwala, Hitesh Modak, K.S. Krishnan, Kalloist, Priti Pillai

Bali (The Sound Of Shaitan) - Shaitan is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Prashant Pillai built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

Prashant Pillai, Farhad Bhiwandiwala, Hitesh Modak, K.S. Krishnan, Kalloist, Priti Pillai's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The story told by Rajeev Khandelwal, Rajit Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Pandit, Neil Bhoopalam, Gulshan Devaiah, Kirti Kulhari in Shaitan finds its musical expression here — Bali (The Sound Of Shaitan) - Shaitan is where the film's heart beats loudest.

When it came out in 2011, Bali (The Sound Of Shaitan) - Shaitan felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. There is no right time to listen to Bali (The Sound Of Shaitan) - Shaitan. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Bali (The Sound Of Shaitan) - Shaitan — just 3:36 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.