Lena Dena - Commando - A One Man Army by Mannan Shaah, Daler Mehndi

Lena Dena - Commando - A One Man Army arrived from the Commando - A One Man Army album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2013. Behind the melody is the work of Mannan Shaah, whose composition choices give Lena Dena - Commando - A One Man Army its distinctive texture.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Lena Dena - Commando - A One Man Army, Mannan Shaah, Daler Mehndi clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of Vidyut Jamwal, Pooja Chopra is embedded in every moment of Lena Dena - Commando - A One Man Army, making it as much a performance as a song.

The song dates from 2013, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 5:10, 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 Mannan Shaah, Daler Mehndi and Mannan Shaah, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.