Collgate by Manisha Sharma

Collgate is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. The arrangement here is the work of Aamin Barodi, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Collgate, Manisha Sharma clearly belongs in the second group. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2021 marked the release of Collgate, and Collgate was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It fits the playlist for almost any occasion, which is rare — most songs have a narrow emotional window. This one does not.

The 2:55 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The track stands as evidence that Manisha Sharma and Aamin Barodi, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.