Mera Wala Dance - Simmba by Nakash Aziz, Neha Kakkar

Mera Wala Dance - Simmba is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Credit goes to Lijo George, Dj Chetas for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Nakash Aziz, Neha Kakkar understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Simmba finds its musical expression here — Mera Wala Dance - Simmba is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2018 marked the release of Simmba, and Mera Wala Dance - Simmba was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. 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 Mera Wala Dance - Simmba — just 3:19 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Mera Wala Dance - Simmba are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.