Oh Sexy Mama - 13 B by Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Loy Mendonsa, Baba Sehgal, Anushka Manchanda

There is an honesty to Oh Sexy Mama - 13 B that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. The arrangement here is the work of Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Loy Mendonsa, Baba Sehgal, Anushka Manchanda delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. Featuring R. Madhavan, Neetu Chandra, Murli Sharma, Poonam Dhillon, Sachin Khedekar, Dhritiman Chatterjee, Deepak Dobriyal, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

The song dates from 2009, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Oh Sexy Mama - 13 B 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 4:04, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. For anyone yet to hear Oh Sexy Mama - 13 B, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.