Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) - Phantom by Pritam, Asrar, Akhtar Chanal Zahri

Some songs are made for a single moment. Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) - Phantom is made for all of them. Pritam has a history of strong work, and the music on Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) - Phantom is among the most memorable of it.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) - Phantom, Pritam, Asrar, Akhtar Chanal Zahri clearly belongs in the second group. The chemistry of Saif Ali Khan, Katrina Kaif, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub is embedded in every moment of Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) - Phantom, making it as much a performance as a song.

The song dates from 2015, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 3:43, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Afghan Jalebi (Ya Baba) - Phantom will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.