Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi - Airlift by Arijit Singh

Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi - Airlift is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Behind the melody is the work of Ankit Tiwari, whose composition choices give Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi - Airlift its distinctive texture.

Arijit Singh understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. On screen, Akshay Kumar, Nimrat Kaur, Lena, Purab Kohli bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

By the end of 2016, Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi - Airlift had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Some music is background. Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi - Airlift demands attention — not aggressively, but in the way a good conversation does.

The concision of Dil Cheez Tujhe Dedi - Airlift — just 4:31 — 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.