Makkhan Malai - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana by Amit Trivedi, Dilbahar, Renu Jagotra

Makkhan Malai - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Amit Trivedi sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The performance by Amit Trivedi, Dilbahar, Renu Jagotra is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The song is tied to Kunal Kapoor, Huma Qureshi, whose presence gives Makkhan Malai - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

2012 marked the release of Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, and Makkhan Malai - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 4:22, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Makkhan Malai - Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.