Melancholy - Viruddh Family Comes First by Deb Sankar, Jyoti Sankar

Some songs are made for a single moment. Melancholy - Viruddh Family Comes First is made for all of them. Violin Brothers built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

The voice of Deb Sankar, Jyoti Sankar carries Melancholy - Viruddh Family Comes First effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, John Abraham, Sanjay Dutt, Anusha Dhandekar, Prem Chopra, Sharat Saxena, Shivaji Satam, Sachin Khedekar gave the film its soul, and Melancholy - Viruddh Family Comes First is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2005 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Melancholy - Viruddh Family Comes First was among the reasons why. 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 7:49, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.