Teri Dua - Hawaizaada by Wadali Brothers, Lakhwinder Wadali, Harshdeep Kaur, Ravindra Sathe, Ranadeep Bhasker, Sukhwinder Singh, Mangesh Dhakde

Few songs from 2015 have held their ground as well as Teri Dua - Hawaizaada, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Mangesh Dhakde built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

Wadali Brothers, Lakhwinder Wadali, Harshdeep Kaur, Ravindra Sathe, Ranadeep Bhasker, Sukhwinder Singh, Mangesh Dhakde brings a warmth to Teri Dua - Hawaizaada that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. Featuring Ayushmann Khurrana, Pallavi Sharda, Mithun Chakraborty, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2015 marked the release of Hawaizaada, and Teri Dua - Hawaizaada 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.

Running to 3:51, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Wadali Brothers, Lakhwinder Wadali, Harshdeep Kaur, Ravindra Sathe, Ranadeep Bhasker, Sukhwinder Singh, Mangesh Dhakde and Mangesh Dhakde, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.