Pankhon Ko - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year by Salim Merchant, Salim, Sulaiman, Jaideep Sahni

There is an honesty to Pankhon Ko - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. The arrangement here is the work of Salim, Sulaiman, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Salim Merchant, Salim, Sulaiman, Jaideep Sahni brings a warmth to Pankhon Ko - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. Hearing Pankhon Ko - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year without thinking of Ranbir Kapoor, Sharon Prabhakar, Gauahar Khan, Shazahn Khan is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year.

2009 marked the release of Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year, and Pankhon Ko - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Pankhon Ko - Rocket Singh - Salesman Of The Year. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

At 3:52, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.