Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela by Meet Bros Anjjan, Monali Thakur

Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. What makes Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela musically distinctive is the composition by Meet Bros Anjjan, Ismail Darbar, which balances simplicity with depth.

The vocal on Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela is among the better performances Meet Bros Anjjan, Monali Thakur has committed to record. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2015 marked the release of Ek Paheli Leela, and Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Some music is background. Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The concision of Dhol Baaje - Ek Paheli Leela — just 5:37 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.