Hawa Hawai - Shaitan by Laxmikant, Pyarelal, Suman Shridhar, Prashant Pillai

When Laxmikant, Pyarelal, Suman Shridhar, Prashant Pillai recorded Hawa Hawai - Shaitan, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Laxmikant, Pyarelal built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

The vocal on Hawa Hawai - Shaitan is among the better performances Laxmikant, Pyarelal, Suman Shridhar, Prashant Pillai has committed to record. Rajeev Khandelwal, Rajit Kapoor, Kalki Koechlin, Shiv Pandit, Neil Bhoopalam, Gulshan Devaiah, Kirti Kulhari are at the heart of Shaitan, and Hawa Hawai - Shaitan captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

The 2011 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

The concision of Hawa Hawai - Shaitan — just 4:54 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Hawa Hawai - Shaitan are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.