Chori Chori Dil Le Gayi Punjabi MC - Garam Masala by Labh Janjua

Chori Chori Dil Le Gayi Punjabi MC - Garam Masala arrived from the Garam Masala album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2005. The production by Pritam is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The performance by Labh Janjua is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Rimi Sen, Neha Dhupia, Neetu Chandra, Nargis, Deasy, Manoj Joshi, Asrani, Rajpal Yadav in Garam Masala finds its musical expression here — Chori Chori Dil Le Gayi Punjabi MC - Garam Masala is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2005 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Chori Chori Dil Le Gayi Punjabi MC - Garam Masala was among the reasons why. The emotional register of Chori Chori Dil Le Gayi Punjabi MC - Garam Masala is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Chori Chori Dil Le Gayi Punjabi MC - Garam Masala — just 4:09 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Labh Janjua and Pritam, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.