Meri Banno Hoshiyar - Welldone Abba by Ila Arun, Daniel George

There is an honesty to Meri Banno Hoshiyar - Welldone Abba that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. Credit goes to Shantanu Moitra for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Ila Arun, Daniel George inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Meri Banno Hoshiyar - Welldone Abba, making it as much a performance as a song.

By the end of 2010, Meri Banno Hoshiyar - Welldone Abba had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The 3:32 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The track stands as evidence that Ila Arun, Daniel George and Shantanu Moitra, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.