Beshuba - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji by Kunal Ganjawala, Antara Mitra

Kunal Ganjawala, Antara Mitra has delivered memorable performances before, but Beshuba - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji sits comfortably among the very best. Pritam's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The performance by Kunal Ganjawala, Antara Mitra is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Hearing Beshuba - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji.

2011 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Beshuba - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji was among the reasons why. The emotional register of Beshuba - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

In 4:30 minutes, Beshuba - Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.