Notyo Fot - Ajab Singh Ki Gajab Kahani by Anindya Chakraborty, Ved Sharma

Few songs from 2017 have held their ground as well as Notyo Fot - Ajab Singh Ki Gajab Kahani, a track that keeps finding new audiences. The arrangement here is the work of Ved Sharma, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

What sets this recording apart is how Anindya Chakraborty, Ved Sharma handles the emotional weight — never overplaying, never holding back. Hearing Notyo Fot - Ajab Singh Ki Gajab Kahani without thinking of Ajay K Singh, IRS, Yashpal Sharma, Govind Namdev, Manoj Mishra, Archana Prasad, Amit Kaushik is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Ajab Singh Ki Gajab Kahani.

The song dates from 2017, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Notyo Fot - Ajab Singh Ki Gajab Kahani is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 3:49, 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.