Shisha Ke Makan by Arvind Akela Kallu

Released as part of Shisha Ke Makan, Shisha Ke Makan announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Shyam Sundar's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Arvind Akela Kallu's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Shisha Ke Makan finds its musical expression here — Shisha Ke Makan is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The song dates from 2023, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

The concision of Shisha Ke Makan — just 3:02 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Shisha Ke Makan will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.