It takes three to tango — The Telegraph at 30, three of the happening night spots in town and the foot-tapper of the season from a film about a love triangle involving three best friends!

The Telegraph Club Nites, in celebration of your favourite newspaper completing three decades on July 7, got off to a rocking start at Shisha, The Basement and Someplace Else on Saturday night.

While Someplace Else grooved to its band music, the track that kept the party people on their toes at the other two watering holes was Tumhi ho bandhu from the Saif Ali Khan-Deepika Padukone-Diana Penty starrer Cocktail.

“We got at least 12-15 requests for the song last night. It’s a rage. People want me to play it again and again, and though we try not to repeat tracks, I played it twice,” said DJ Bhavesh, in charge of the console at Shisha’s TT30 Club Nite.

So what makes Tumhi ho bandhu tick? “I am absolutely in love with this song. Even if I am not in the mood, listening to the song makes me feel like dancing,” smiled Preya Deb, a student at Presidency.

The last “lovey-dovey” Bolly track to become such a party rage was Tu mera hero from Desi Boyz. “This whole feeling of your special someone being a hero or a friend seems to be working. Everyone from teenagers to people in their 40s are requesting the number,” said Bhavesh.

At The Basement too, the song rang loud and clear on TT30 night. “The girls, especially, love it. I have to play the song twice or thrice every night because we keep getting requests. I think what works for the song are the lyrics. Bollywood is seeing an emerging genre of sound that mixes progressive with traditional Bolly tunes, and this is the perfect example. No wonder it is so popular,” said DJ Hardik, who played at The Basement on Saturday night.

Composed by Calcutta boy Pritam, Tumhi ho bandhu has been sung by Neeraj Shridhar and Kavita Seth (remember Iktara from Wake Up Sid?). The lyrics are by Irshad Kamil, who also penned all the Rockstar songs.

“It’s the surprise superhit of the year. There’s no Punjabi beat, the baseline isn’t so strong and it’s not a typical masala item song,” explained DJ Vicky.

That’s quite a change in preference from tracks like Sheila ki jawaani to Ooh la la that have dominated dance floors over the last year.

That Tumhi ho bandhu has given a spin to a popular devotional number and turned it into a dance-floor favourite makes it even more remarkable.

“We wanted to come up with a summer anthem and, thankfully, Tumhi ho has hit the right spot. It’s not only a hit with the youth, my aunt came back from a party the other day and said that the song was being played non-stop there! Apart from the song, the Tumhi ho move has caught on big time,” director Homi Adajania told Metro from Mumbai.

The track, released in May, attracted over 50,000 hits on YouTube within a few hours. The number of views has since crossed 50 lakh — and counting.

“I adore the song....The melody is so catchy and the beats are fun, making it a lovely dance track. It makes me feel carefree,” said 23-year-old Mehek Oberoi.

Party regular Deepshika Rao, 24, couldn’t agree more. “This song is no longer a song, it’s an anthem! A definite winner,” she said.

So will the popularity last?

DJ Vicky feels Tumi ho might retain its appeal long enough to become a New Year’s Eve trump card.

Watch this space.