Maya - Home Delivery by Sanjay Dutt

Sanjay Dutt has delivered memorable performances before, but Maya - Home Delivery sits comfortably among the very best. Vishal And Shekhar's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The performance by Sanjay Dutt is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Hearing Maya - Home Delivery without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Home Delivery.

The song dates from 2005, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Listeners have described the experience of Maya - Home Delivery differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 4:03, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Maya - Home Delivery has earned its place in the catalogue of Hindi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.