Hum Dum - Shiddat by Ankit Tiwari

The Shiddat album has several strong tracks, but Hum Dum - Shiddat is the one most listeners come back to first. Gourav Dasgupta's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Ankit Tiwari's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Hum Dum - Shiddat a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

2021 marked the release of Shiddat, and Hum Dum - Shiddat was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

The 5:05 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The track stands as evidence that Ankit Tiwari and Gourav Dasgupta, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.