Tere Ishq Ka Sutta - Ebn-E-Batuta by Tarannum Malik Jain, Raja Hasan

Released as part of Ebn-E-Batuta, Tere Ishq Ka Sutta - Ebn-E-Batuta announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. The production by Tarannum Malik Jain is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Tere Ishq Ka Sutta - Ebn-E-Batuta, Tarannum Malik Jain, Raja Hasan clearly belongs in the second group. Omkar Das Manikpuri, Rajeev Verma, Satyendra Khare, Dev Gohar, Nazea Sayed, Sushil Soni, Neelam Singh are at the heart of Ebn-E-Batuta, and Tere Ishq Ka Sutta - Ebn-E-Batuta captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

2014 marked the release of Ebn-E-Batuta, and Tere Ishq Ka Sutta - Ebn-E-Batuta was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The concision of Tere Ishq Ka Sutta - Ebn-E-Batuta — just 3:30 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.