Top Indian Songs of the week 11th December 2022

Here is the list of India's best songs from across the independent and movie music space. After listening to more than 350 songs across languages and states of India. Do drop in your comments at the bottom of the article. If you are a musician submit your song on the website or DM me on Instagram.

1. Mukilammathan
Music: Bijibal
Vocals: Shahbaz Aman, Sithara Krishnakumar
Written by Bijibal, Harinarayanan B K
Genre: Semi-classical
Language: Malayalam
The two vocalists Shahabaz Aman and Sithara Krishnakumar are among the finest and they pick only the best songs just like this one. Bijibal has composed this semi-classical melody that touches your heart with every note. There is an inherent sadness in their delivery and both Shahabaz and Sithara never lose track of the messaging and style of singing needed. Bijibal is immensely talented and consistent as a composer and he brings in all the wonderful elements of live instrumental music. Listen to the mesmerizing Veena in the interlude and this is where I felt that maybe there is a Raag Jog (Naatai in Carnatic) influence but the song probably has many other Ragas in the mix. The background strings section is so effective and it keeps you invested. The rhythms are simple but it is the vocals of Sithara and the accompaniments on Keyboards, Flute and melancholic humming that make you weep. The second interlude has the flute solo and Shahabaz continues to enthral just the way Sithara did in the first stanza. Harinarayanan BK has penned the words.




2. Sakkare Putta
Music composer: Charan Raj
Vocals: Meghana Bhat
Melody co-composer: Narayan Sharma
Music programmed by: Narayan Sharma
Language: Kannada
Genre: Filmy Melody
Charan Raj is an absolute genius and he will be among India's top 5 composers according to me. He gets even better when he works with this composer/producer/instrumentalist Narayan Sharma and the two have worked on the melody of this amazing song. The song immediately reminds me of Santhosh Narayanan's "Ey Sandakkara" from the movie 'Irudhi Suttru'. The strings in the background by Cochin Strings are fantastic and they too remind of the older song. The brilliant addition of the flute solo by Nikhil Ram in the background and all his interventions are the hallmarks of Charan and Narayan with the latter handling all the production. Keba Jeremiah plays that lovely acoustic guitar and there are segments where I am reminded of Santhosh's song " Vennila" from 'Vellai Yaanai' especially the interludes, the flute and the percussions. Let us not forget how brilliant Meghana Bhat is on the vocals as she keeps adding the oomph factor with huge generosity in the song. The combined effect of the flute, Keys, strings and percussions by Shruthi Raj is beyond magic. The song only keeps getting better as we hit the stanza and the melody of the song is elevated by all the multiple instruments and kudos to the arrangements and production. Venkatesh Bhat is the music supervisor and the recording engineers are Divine Joseph and Vishnuraj. The track is mixed and mastered by Sujith Sreedhar.


 

3. More Saiyyan Ji
Singer: Maninder Buttar
Lyrics: Jaani
Music & Composer: BPraak
Language: Hindi
Genre: Filmy -Folk Melody
How many times do I have to say this? B Praak is a treasure and he is a diamond in the rough if I have to refer to music, in general, coming out of Punjab. He is not even singing in this venture and yet he just amazes me with the terrific production. The melody is not entirely new and many songs have similar notes, but it is the arrangements, and programming that magnify the goodness of this track. The Shehnai and Dhol and Dholak are a great combination making the wedding scene and setting come alive and Praak executes it perfectly. Maninder Buttar on vocals is full of life and maybe the song's style and genre don't suit B Praak as a vocalist with his heavy and high-pitched style of singing. In a way, the song does also remind me of Pritam's "Kabeera". The acoustic, bass guitars and vocal harmonies are huge factors in making the song feel fabulous. Gurjinder Guri and Akash Bambar have mixed and mastered the track. I especially love the chorus singing " tere bin mera, kaun piya re" in the second interlude. Jaani is the lyricist.



4. Trishna Antarman Ki
Vocals and Composition: Nihira Joshi-Deshpande
Lyrics: Apoorva Kulkarni
Genre: Semi-classical Fusion
Language: Traditional Hindi
Nihira Joshi-Despande is an exotic bird or a rare gemstone and although she might not be popular like some of the other modern-day female composers, she is right up there among India's finest. In-fact, if I have to rank some of them purely based on creative talent, Then Nihira will be the number 1 composer. Many months ago she released a Hindi song with a Latin Jazz twist which placed it right at the top of that week's chart. In this latest EP, I am quite confident she will set the guns blazing and the first track is a testament to that fact. Nihira's vocals are just accompanied by keys and it is set in Raag Hamsadhwani. The flute comes in when she sings "Bansuri". Carlos Cano plays multiple instruments like the flute, Vibraphone and all the percussion and he also handles all the arrangements. There is a massive intervention segment on all these instruments making it much more than a classical Hindustani-styled track. Hernán Milla González plays the Keyboards and the recording engineers are Amey Londhe and José Fernando Tercero with the former also mixing and mastering the track. Apoorva Kulkarni is the lyricist


 

5. Garden Variety Hater
Performed by Shalmali Kholgade, Vasundhara Vee
Written by Shalmali Kholgade
Produced by Sunny M.R.
Language: English
Genre: Alt-pop

We have already seen Shalmali's earlier single called 'Chills' from this EP and just like Nihira, Shalmali too is a prodigious talent. She is immensely underrated as a singer and composer and I am always ready to bet heavily on her. Here she performs along with another worthy compatriot in Vasundhara Vee. The two lead vocalists set the stage on fire with some amazing Tenor Saxophone , Trumpets and Trombones in the background played by Jovan Quallo, Steve Patrick and Joshua Scalf . Sunny MR is the genius at work here producing all the songs in this EP and the credits for arrangements and programming go to him. I can keep writing about the vocal performance and I can only view this as a beautiful battle between two astounding performers.


6. Phero Na Najariya
Music by Amit Trivedi,
Lyrics by Kausar Munir
Vocals by Sireesha Bhagavatula

Language: Hindi

Genre: Retro Melody

I have been critical of Amit Trivedi over the last couple of years as he has been one composer who has fallen from grace. I remember being mindblown by albums like "Fitoor", "Dear Zindagi", "Lootera" and "Udta Punjab". His journey since 2019 has been nothing worth mentioning, so I was suspicious when I heard that Amit was the composer for this film called "Qala" based on a musician's life. To my greatest surprise, the songs in the album have been refreshing and I am glad that Amit has probably redeemed himself. The album has at least 3 amazing tracks, and to score music like the 1960s without sounding repetitive and uninspiring is one heck of a feat. This song takes me to a happy and contemplative space and Sireesha Bhagavutula is outstanding to say the least She is a vocalist who has been recently featured a lot on my weekly charts and I am elated to see her name in all the tracks of the album. The use of the Tabla, Harmonium and Sitar is exquisite and they create the aura of Retro music. As the song progresses we also hear the Sarangi in the interlude. Sireesha continues to sing with impeccable control and she never goes overboard keeping substance over style. Kausar Munir is the lyricist.


7. Aas Ka Sooraj
Music - Ashu Chakraborty
Singer - Javed Ali
Lyricist: Amrendra Vats
Language: Hindi
Genre: Filmy Melody
The song has a Raag Jog influence in my opinion and the music is composed and produced by Ashu Chakraborty. He also has done all the design of rhythms and additional programming for the song. Ashu is someone who I have not reviewed or featured before and that is why it is very exciting to review his song from the movie 'Shadow Assasins'. Javed Ali is the lead vocalist with lyrics by Amendra Vats with some interesting messages. We can hear the impact of the grand orchestral music in the background, especially the strings section and it is Debasis Shome who has done all the orchestral arrangements. Sanjoy Das the exponent of guitars has also done the guitar design. Samir Dharap is the recording engineer along with Sanjit Giri and Soumen Paul. Soumen is also the mixing and mastering engineer for the track. The highlight was the introduction of the Saxophone in the interlude because not only was it a pleasant surprise, but it also was wonderfully executed and arranged. The song is very slow and melancholy-filled and Javed's singing


 
8. Sun Aye Mili
Song Composed, Arranged and Produced: A.R. Rahman
Singer: Vishal Mishra
Lyrics: Javed Akhtar
Music Supervisor: Hiral Viradia
Language: Hindi
Genre: Filmi Melody
AR Rahman is not yet done, and if he is down, he is certainly not out yet. Ignore him at your peril, I guess. This movie is a remake of a Malayalam hit movie called 'Helen' and though the movie does not have great reviews, I liked a couple of songs, especially this one. Vishal Mishra is a composer/singer to watch out for, and If you have been following him or at least read my blog, his name would have been a regular. I am just stoked to see him performing for AR Rahman and just glad he is getting what he deserves. The strong points of the track are his vocals, the Sitar by Manisha Rai which keeps playing beautifully right through, and the vocal harmonies by El Fè Choir team. The movie is about survival instincts and ARR has gotten the right arrangements and production done to instil that feeling in us to make us experience what Mili herself is in the movie. Saar Singhal has conducted and arranged for the Sunshine Orchestra. This song could have been easily handed to Arijit Singh, but it would have sounded like 1000 other older songs, and it is only the fresh voice of Vishal that smashes this one out of the park. Dont you just love the vibrato bit "gunguna raha hmmmmm aaaa", and get up and give an ovation to Sarthak Kalyani for performing this incredible line. The rhythm programming, keyboards and the fast-paced Sitar in the background are pure gold. Sarthak is on the additional vocals and Keba Jeremiah. It has been a long time since ARR has created even a glimmer of magic like this, keep playing this on loop. The recording engineers are Suresh Permal, Karthik Sekaran, Sarthak Kalyani, Suryansh Jain, Prashanth Venkat, Nitish R Kumar, Dilshad Shabir Shaikh, Sivakumar S, Pradeep Menon, Aravind MS & Krishnan Subramanian. The track is mixed by Nitish Kumar and mastered by Suresh Permal, with iTunes mastering by Riyasdeen Riyan.


 
9. Mathe Mathe Muhu Modake
Music: Arjun Janya
Singer: Vijay Prakash, Anuradha Bhat
Lyrics: Kaviraj
Some people don't seem to like his music, but from what I have heard over the years, I believe he has got quality and he never composes plain mundane uninspiring songs. Arjun Janya is the man being talked about here and check out this latest track sung by Vijay Prakash and Anuradha Bhat. Sound design, by Rajan, all the keyboard programming by Sharan Rao and rhythm programming by Aneesh Solomon deserve credit for their quality. David Selvam on guitars and Napier Naveen Kumar on bass are stunning. Bala plays the Nadaswaram and the song feels like an influence of Sumanesa Ranjani Ragam. The song has a good stanza as can be expected from Arjun and it gets glorified thanks to the lead vocalists. The track is mixed and mastered by David Selvam.



10. Ruk Ja
Music Composed & Produced by: Salim Sulaiman
Lyrics: Shradha Pandit
Singer: Sonu Nigam
Music Co-Produced: Raj Pandit, Muheet Bharti
Language: Hindi
Genre: Pop fusion
The Bhoomi project continues and we have one more feather to the cap now in the 2002 collection. This one is sung by one of my Bollywood favourites of all time, Sonu Nigam and it is composed by the dynamic brother duo of Salim and Sulaiman. The Piano and keyboards for the spine of the song and we have Salim playing it and Sulaiman as always playing the Zen drum. It does remind me of the famous song "Pardesi Jaana nahin". Sonu is a master of using all his vocal strength and adding to the melody;'s beauty. It is a lesson for even other popular artists in knowing how to use ghamakas without being unimaginative and repetitive. Momin Khan Niazi plays the scintillating Sarangi in the interlude along with Darshan Doshi on drums. Salim-Sulaiman has a knack of writing musical notes with a lot of unpredictability and it happens here too in the opening parts of the stanza. The song is produced brilliantly by young talents Muheet Bharti and Raj Pandit who have been featured numerous times on this blog. Just listen to the change in style at the end of the first stanza, when the Tabla replaces drums and we have Ojas Adhiya and Naeem Sayyed playing. Muheet and Nyzel D'lima are on guitars and Jarvis Menezes is on the Keyboards along with Raj. It is always a dream to listen to Salim-Sulaiman songs especially in the Bhoomi Universe because of the immense effort and varied elements in every song. Rushad Mistry is the bassist, and all the wonderful Strings section and Brass section Orchestra is conducted and arranged by Japjisingh Valecha. This galaxy of young talent working under Salim-Sulaiamn's tutelage is the greatest gift the composers have given us. There are moments I sensed some Raag Charukeshi as well. The recording engineers are Aftab Khan, Raj and Muheet with Aftab on mixing and mastering duties and Vatsal Chevli assisting on mixing.



11. Saajanwa
Composer : Abhijeet Srivastava
Lyrics: Shayra Apoorva
Music Produced by Aman Moroney, Ashish Manchanda, and Abhijeet Srivastava
Vocals - Aanchal Tyagi
Language: Hindi
Genre: Indie pop
A couple of months ago visited Aman Moroney's studio, after the composer/producer invited me to have a little chat with some of his students who were learning music at The Media Tribe, an institute for music production. He played me a song that was set to release and I was blown away by the sheer magic in this woman's voice. Aanchal Tyagi was discovered after she was doing online covers of famous songs. She has now sung in a few songs with some great producers like Sashwat Sachdev and even sung in Marathi for AV Praffullachandra. This song will make you swoon and swing in joy as the melody composed by Abhijeet Shrivasta is sweeter than nectar, Aman's production is an example of turning something from 'Good' to 'Great'. The track is produced by Aman, Ashish Manchanda and Abhijeet. Just listen to Aanchal's vocals and you wonder if this is Shreya Ghoshal herself with a few years turned back. Aman plays the acoustic and electric guitars along with the Esraj as well. Ejaz Hussain plays the Sarangi. There is a strong chorus team involving Utkarsh Wankhede, Bhushan Meshram, Tejaswini Khodatkar and Gayatri Nagose and some fancy work follows after she sings "Main tumse haar gayi". This is where we hear both the Esraj and Sarangi. The stanza oozes of some rich musical quality and Abhijeet's tune is extremely catchy. Vaibhav Duratkar plays the Tabla, and all the vocal production and backgrounds are by Ghospop. The recording engineers are Jignesh Shetye, Dhaerya Malhotra, Aman and Abhijeet. The track is mixed and mastered by Ashish and Aman at Flying Carpet Productions.


 
12. Saavan
Guitars/Composition/Production- Ritwik Shivam
Vocals - Pritam Goswami Adhikary
Language: Hindi
Genre: Alt-Rock
It was a few months ago in early 2022 that I featured and reviewed a song called 'Panchi' by the band Aarlon. Now they are back with an even better song that is bound to captivate you. Ritwik Shivam is the composer and producer and he also plays the guitar, the incredible vocal performance comes from Pritam Goswami Adhikary. Piyush Rana is also the guitarist and has penned the words for this track. We have the electric guitars and drums working in tandem along with the incredible delivery of Pritam, all making it one fine Rock song. Ankit Ganguly is the bassist and Prankeet Borah is the drummer. I love how the song shifts from being something on steroids to something as peaceful as the morning sun. This is one helluva song that will be most suited for lonesome listening and introspective thoughts.


 
13. Time
Written and performed: Shujan De and Koko
Produced by: Chirak Jamio
Language: English
Genre: Soul/Pop
The song is titled 'Time' but the timing of its release did not matter to me. I remembered for a long time that this song moved me so much but I had completely forgotten to feature and review it back then. Thankfully I recollected it just time before 2022 ends. The song is performed by Shujan De and Koko with the immaculate production of Chirak Jamio. The strumming of the guitar breaks through like daylight at the turn of dawn and Shujan's voice reflects the vulnerability of a man in love. Until now the vocals and guitars keep you engaged, but when the brilliant strings section in the background turns up, I just succumbed and surrendered to the beauty of the song. Koko's vocals are incredibly pristine and complement Shujan's vocals. This song keeps you grounded and without realising the eyes shut down and the ears open wide to absorb the song's notes and arrangements in its entirety. I feel tears when I hear "who we are to fall in love". The track is mixed and mastered by Kevi Pucho with all the recordings happening in Element Indie Studio, Dimapur Nagaland.


 

14. Best Behavior
Performed by: Meba Ofilia
Written by: Mebarisha Rynjah, Adiel Massar
Produced by: adL
Language: English
Genre: Soul, R&B
Recently one of my favourite Indian musicians Shalmali Kholgade share a post on Meba Ofilia's album 'Untitled.SHG' and her amazing work. at about the same time I also listened to her music and it was nothing short of stunning. This brilliant hip-hop artist/songwriter hails from Shillong and she is one more source of evidence that North East India is the most talented lot in Indie music. I'll be featuring one more track called "Do you care?" next week but for now let us enjoy this, which just symbolises India's place in global music. It feels like listening to Tina Turner and my favourite line is "Still I put on my best behaviour" accompanied by the rich strings section in the background. Adiel Massar deserves all the credit for the music production, programming and arrangements involving rhythms and keyboards. There is some very interesting vocal harmonies section as well. Mebarisha Rynjah, Adiel Massar

 

15. Evariki Varae
Music - Leon James
Singer - Harish Sivaramakrishnan
Lyrics - Ramajogayya Sastry
Language: Telugu
Genre: Semi-classical fusion
Here we go, and I am all praise for Leon James, as getting two songs from the same album featured is not an easy feat. Two weeks ago I wrote about "Avunanavaa" sung by Sid Sriram and composed by Leon and here is another beautiful song set in Reethigowla Ragam and sung by the great Harish Sivaramakrishnan of one of India's greatest bands Agam. The song has all the great assets of this incredible Raaga and Leon arranges and programs it with Violins, guitars and spectacular rhythms and keyboards. Ramajogayya Sastry is the lyricist and we can just fall in love with Harish's exquisite ghamakas. The Flute solo intervention and humming by Harish form a nice interlude ending with a brisk Violin solo. It becomes a worthy duel between these two instruments in the outro.



16. Kya Karein
Singers: Ananya Birla & Ankur Tewari
Lyricist: Ankur Tewari
Composer: Ankur Tewari
Producers: Jehangir Jehangir and Stuart D'Costa
Language: English
Genre: Alt-pop
She is the daughter of one of India's richest business magnates, but I love the fact that she stays away from that side of life and focuses on something that she is gifted with, music. Ananya Birla is the vocalist but it is not only her voice but the song's melody and production that sticks to your mind as well. Jehangir Jehangir and Stuart D'Costa are the producers while Ankur Tewari is the composer and lyricist. The song reminds me of some fantastic creations in the West like Rob Thomas and his Matchbox Twenty. Such creativity and excellence are only possible when fabulous musicians get on board and we do have it here. Ananya sings at the lower pitch with such gratifying presence singing "Chaha bahut ke chahe tumhe". Amandeep Singh is the star with his stunning guitar strokes along with Rishabh Sharma on additional guitars. Ankur is the male lead vocalist and he shows how complete he is as a musician. The Keyboards and strings section programming all add such amazing flavours to the song. Hanish Taneja is the mixing engineer while Shadab Rayeen does the mastering.



17. Ved Tujha
Performed by Ajay Gogavale
Music - Ajay - Atul
Lyrics - Ajay - Atul & Guru Thakur
Language: Marathi
Genre: Filmi Melody
Leave it to the experts, well that is what people say. I second that thought 100% and that is why I m happy that Ritesh Deshmukh called up Ajay-Atul for composing music for this one. The duo are undoubtedly one of the best in the country at the moment and they live up to those expectations in this new album "Ved". The duo live on the philosophy of "go big or go home", so you can always expect them to score like this is their last chance to showcase their talent. The Keys and Strings section right at the beginning paints a picture of their magnificent canvas. Ajay is the vocalist and he excels in the higher pitch, and the song has mild resemblances to "Yaad Lagla". The strings section is never-ending and the impact gets amplified thanks to a haunting chorus in the interlude. Ajay, Atul and Guru Thakur pen the Marathi lyrics, and the brothers who are fans of Maestro Ilaiyaraja, give us something that even he would have appreciated.



18. Kaala Jaadu
Music - Pritam
Lyrics - Irshad Kamil
"Kaala Jaadu" word written by Shloke Lal
Singers - Arijit Singh and Nikhita Gandhi
Music Arranger and Programmer - Meghdeep Bose
It has been a good year for Pritam with good scores like 'Brahmastra', Lal Singh Chaddha', and now ending the year with 'Freddy'. I did like 2 songs in this album, and this one has this "James Bond" style texture thanks to Meghdeep Bose's programming and arrangements. Arijit Singh and Nikhita Gandhi are the vocalists and the two bring on their A game. Suhas Sawant, Kshitij Wagh, Aniruddh Anantha, Dev Arijit, Ashwin Kulkarni & Anurag Sharma are the backing vocalists who sing the chorus segment. The plethora of live instruments make this one fine song and we have Warren Mendonsa and Meghdeep on guitars, and the grand orchestral presence is that of FAME'S Skopje Studio Orchestra. Nikhita goes one-up on Arijit with her delivery and I cannot think of many who could have replaced her. The sound design is by DJ Phukan & Ashwin Kulkarni and the sound engineers are Aniruddh Anantha & Pranav Gupta. I love the brass section and electric guitar inclusions in the background giving it a very fresh flavour. Shadab Rayeen does the mixing and mastering with Pukhraj Sonkar and Anup Gandharla as mixing assistants. The vocal conductors are DJ Phukan, Antara Mitra, Aniruddh Anantha & Dev Arijit. The Dolby Atmos mix and master is done by Manasi Tare. Interestingly the line "Kaala Jaadu" was coined by Shloke Lal, but the rest of the lyrics are by Irshad Kamil.


19. Rudy
Performed by Disha Reddy
Written by Disha Reddy
Produced by Varun Murali
Language: English
Genre: Country/Pop
We have a 16-year-old singer-songwriter from Bengaluru who smashes her way into this week's top Indian music rankings. Disha has written, composed and performed this number and this is what I consider this website's biggest merit, how even a young debutant could make it to the charts without having to worry about labels and likes. The guitars in the foreground and Banjo providing the rhythm are all the song needs. A sweet lead voice helped by well-arranged A Capella-styled harmonies in the background. It amazes me how a teen can possess such amazing control, and character in her vocals. There is an abundance of talent that I notice because Disha modulates so well, without sounding flat or repetitive. A huge credit also goes to one of the most respected producers around, Varun Murali for creating this track and making it sound the way it does.


20. Sajna
Composition / Vocals: Bombay The Artist
Lyrics: Bombay The Artist, Traditional
Production: Mubaraq Jay Mehta (Lil Help)
Language: Punjabi
Genre: Semi-classical Rock fusion
Preeti goes by the name Bombay The Artist and I have not featured this UK-based singer/songwriter before. Preeti has penned the lyrics, composed the melody and performed the track with great vigour but it is Mubarak Jay Mehta on production. Sahil Shah plays the drums and we have the Keys in the background dominating the proceedings. I love the sound of the electric guitars by Bibhash Buragohain in the background giving it an Alt-Rock texture. The folk or traditional Punjabi song gets a very delectable western treatment and thanks to Hanish Taneja the elements are mixed and mastered to perfection.



21. Mulakat
Performed by Mitraz
Written by Anmol Ashish, Pratik Singh
Language: Hindi
Genre: Electronic pop
The music duo that specialises in electronic pop music recently released a 7-track EP called 'Zehen'. It has some interesting and fresh sounds but I loved 'Mulakat' the most. Anmol Ashish and Pratik Singh are the artists and they have written and performed the track. The song is strong on rhythms and keyboards but what sets it apart, is the underlying melody. "fir mulaakat hogi kabhi, tumhe hum yaad aayenge ya nahi" is the best line and it oozes of quality. Endearing vocals along with a hummable tune can take a song farther than any other gimmicks and frills and this song is proof of that. The dance-pop influence is also evident in the rhythms taking us back to the 1990s.  


22. Rulathe Ho
Artist/Singer: RV Singh
Lyrics: Vanit Bakshi
Music: Bawa Sahni, Gulzar Sahni
Language: Hindi
Genre: Filmi Melody
The song is a pure delight and it is ideal for an evening stroll. Bawa Sahni and Gulzar Sahni are the composers and RV Singh is the singer and the combination works like Makkhan on Paratha. The melody is easy to follow and understand, but it is the Flute interventions and the background support in acoustic guitars that act like a garnish. Vanit Bakshi is the lyricist.
 

23. Ashes
Written and composed by Mali
Produced and mixed by Aria Nanji
Language: English
Genre: Indie Pop
Mali or Maalavika Manoj is a Grade-A performer and musician and she is one of those rare artists who is a massive force in the indie space and also manages to get opportunities in the mainstream and movie space. Mali is supremely talented as a vocalist, composer and instrumentalist as well. Here she writes, composes, sings and plays the Piano and Synths. The heavy impact of the Piano is felt and does better to the song than the milder guitars. I am reminded of some of the big hits of Shania Twain like "You're still the one". Jishnu Guha plays the acoustic guitars and the faint Cymbals are played by Jehangir Jehangir. The vocal harmonies also work quite well and only a competent composer gets these elements right, for this track, credit must go to Aria Nanji who has produced and mixed it brilliantly. Sid Shirodkar has done the mastering.

 
24. Hills of Malabar
Performed by Achint, Vivienne Pocha
Written by Achint Thakkar
Composer, Lyricist: Achint Thakkar
Language: English
Genre: Soul/Pop
 The movie "Monica Oh my darling" got a lot of positive reviews on Netflix, and many also appreciated the songs and music scores by Achint Thakkar. I for one was disappointed with the songs but I don't think I can blame it on the composer. For example, If I am not a fan of Japanese cuisine, how can I appreciate Sushi as a dish? I have never been an admirer of the 1970s and 80s disco music of Bollywood and this movie has all songs based on this style. The one song that I liked however was sung by Vivienne Pocha. This woman is a fabulous vocalist and I have been writing about her work in the indie space in 2022. She is the one who glorifies this track. Achint shows his mettled by fusing the guitars with both drums and the Tabla. Vocal harmonies, strings and Keys all add gentle but undeniably helpful layers to the song. The disco influence is felt in the closing stages and feels like a song out of the ABBA repertoire.