Anarkali Disco Chali - Housefull 2 by Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh

Not every song from Housefull 2 lingers, but Anarkali Disco Chali - Housefull 2 is the one that stays. The music, composed by Sajid, Wajid, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Mamta Sharma, Sukhwinder Singh's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Anarkali Disco Chali - Housefull 2, making it as much a performance as a song.

In 2012, Hindi produced many songs, but Anarkali Disco Chali - Housefull 2 was one of the handful that genuinely cut through. Listeners have described the experience of Anarkali Disco Chali - Housefull 2 differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 4:53, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.