Rishta Bano - Hostel by Virag Mishra, Raaj, Monali Thakur

There is an honesty to Rishta Bano - Hostel that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. Behind the melody is the work of Virag Mishra, whose composition choices give Rishta Bano - Hostel its distinctive texture.

The voice of Virag Mishra, Raaj, Monali Thakur carries Rishta Bano - Hostel effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Featuring Mukesh Tiwari, Tulip Joshi, Vatsal Seth, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

The song dates from 2011, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The concision of Rishta Bano - Hostel — just 4:17 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.