Chalo Dildar - Dil Diya Hai by Hemchandra, Vinit, Himani, Jayesh Gandhi

Chalo Dildar - Dil Diya Hai arrived from the Dil Diya Hai album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2006. Himesh Reshammiya built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Chalo Dildar - Dil Diya Hai, Hemchandra, Vinit, Himani, Jayesh Gandhi clearly belongs in the second group. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Dil Diya Hai, and Chalo Dildar - Dil Diya Hai captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

The song dates from 2006, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Chalo Dildar - Dil Diya Hai is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The 4:57 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.