Mar Jaava - Fashion by Salim Merchant, Shruti Pathak

Mar Jaava - Fashion is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Credit goes to Salim, Sulaiman for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Mar Jaava - Fashion, Salim Merchant, Shruti Pathak clearly belongs in the second group. The connection between Priyanka Chopra, Kangana Ranaut, Mugdha Godse, Arbaaz Khan, Arjan Bajwa and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

The 2008 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 Mar Jaava - Fashion — just 4:01 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.