When an industry colleague shares Sukhbir’s contact number with us for this interview, we can barely contain our laughter. It reads: ‘Sukhbir Singer Oho ho ho’. Obviously, we, (just like you) read the words as though Sukhbir himself was crooning his popular song. Even before he tells us about it, we’re sold on the impact of a powerful chorus. “There are no words in this line, but people still remember the song and sing along with the chorus. The chorus is powerful. I start my song with it, and the rest of the melody falls in place later,” he says while making a case for his success in the industry.

Sukhbir is responding to questions on the recipe for the making of a hit party number. The second aspect, he reveals, is to ascertain if a song is ‘danceable’. “The bottom line is, it needs to be peppy. I’ve seen slow songs being [remixed] to increase the tempo for the occasion. If I can dance to it while I’m in the studio, I know people will dance to it too,” he says, asserting that his recent release, Billi billi, was also created with intention.