They Don't Know - Ek Ajnabee by Kunal Ganjawala

Few songs from 2005 have held their ground as well as They Don't Know - Ek Ajnabee, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Credit goes to Vishal And Shekhar for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On They Don't Know - Ek Ajnabee, Kunal Ganjawala clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of They Don't Know - Ek Ajnabee, making it as much a performance as a song.

2005 was a strong year for Hindi music, and They Don't Know - Ek Ajnabee was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to They Don't Know - Ek Ajnabee. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The 4:23 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.