Chota Sa Fasana - Karwaan by Arijit Singh

Some songs are made for a single moment. Chota Sa Fasana - Karwaan is made for all of them. Credit goes to Anurag Saikia for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The vocal on Chota Sa Fasana - Karwaan is among the better performances Arijit Singh has committed to record. The story told by Mithila Palkar, Dulquer Salmaan, Irrfan Khan in Karwaan finds its musical expression here — Chota Sa Fasana - Karwaan is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2018 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Chota Sa Fasana - Karwaan was among the reasons why. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

Running to 4:04, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.