Dilaan De Saudey - Jugni by Clinton Cerejo, Javed Bashir

There is an honesty to Dilaan De Saudey - Jugni that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. The music, composed by Clinton Cerejo, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Clinton Cerejo, Javed Bashir inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. Sugandha Garg, Siddhant Behl, Anurita Jha, Sadhana Singh, Chandan Gill are at the heart of Jugni, and Dilaan De Saudey - Jugni captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

Released in 2016, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is no right time to listen to Dilaan De Saudey - Jugni. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Dilaan De Saudey - Jugni — just 4:30 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Dilaan De Saudey - Jugni are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.