Maula Tu Malik Hai - Inkaar by Swanand Kirkire, Shantanu Moitra

When Swanand Kirkire, Shantanu Moitra recorded Maula Tu Malik Hai - Inkaar, something special happened in the studio — and listeners have felt it ever since. Shantanu Moitra sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Swanand Kirkire, Shantanu Moitra's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

2013 marked the release of Inkaar, and Maula Tu Malik Hai - Inkaar was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Maula Tu Malik Hai - Inkaar. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Maula Tu Malik Hai - Inkaar — just 4:56 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Maula Tu Malik Hai - Inkaar are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.