Tu Hi Hai (Male) - Mare Ga Salaa by Daboo Malik

Tu Hi Hai (Male) - Mare Ga Salaa is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Daboo Malik's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Daboo Malik brings a warmth to Tu Hi Hai (Male) - Mare Ga Salaa that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. The song is tied to Kim Sharma, Jimmy Sheirgill, Hrishita Bhatt, whose presence gives Tu Hi Hai (Male) - Mare Ga Salaa a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

2009 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Tu Hi Hai (Male) - Mare Ga Salaa was among the reasons why. The emotional register of Tu Hi Hai (Male) - Mare Ga Salaa is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 4:13, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.