Kunwara - Jodi Breakers by Salim, Sulaiman, Salim Merchant

Kunwara - Jodi Breakers is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. The production by Salim, Sulaiman is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

The performance by Salim, Sulaiman, Salim Merchant is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The connection between Bipasha Basu, Milind Soman, Dipannita Sharma, R. Madhavan, Omi Vaidya and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

Released in 2012, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Kunwara - Jodi Breakers is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 4:24, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Salim, Sulaiman, Salim Merchant and Salim, Sulaiman, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.