Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Western) - Mirch by Monty Sharma, Akriti Kakkar

Few songs from 2010 have held their ground as well as Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Western) - Mirch, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Monty Sharma's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Every line Monty Sharma, Akriti Kakkar sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Boman Irani, Shreyas Talpade, Konkona Sen Sharma gave the film its soul, and Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Western) - Mirch is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2010 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Western) - Mirch was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Western) - Mirch. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Tikhi Tikhi Mirch (Western) - Mirch — just 3:03 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.