Mayoos - Allah Ke Banday by Hamza Faruqui, Sunidhi Chauhan

There is an honesty to Mayoos - Allah Ke Banday that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. Hamza Faruqui has a history of strong work, and the music on Mayoos - Allah Ke Banday is among the most memorable of it.

The performance by Hamza Faruqui, Sunidhi Chauhan is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The story told by Sharman Joshi, Faruk Kabir, Naseeruddin Shah in Allah Ke Banday finds its musical expression here — Mayoos - Allah Ke Banday is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The 2010 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

The concision of Mayoos - Allah Ke Banday — just 3:31 — 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.