Enna Sona - OK Jaanu by A.R. Rahman, Arijit Singh

Enna Sona - OK Jaanu 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 A.R. Rahman, whose composition choices give Enna Sona - OK Jaanu its distinctive texture.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Enna Sona - OK Jaanu, A.R. Rahman, Arijit Singh clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by Shraddha Kapoor, Aditya Roy Kapur in OK Jaanu finds its musical expression here — Enna Sona - OK Jaanu is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2017 marked the release of OK Jaanu, and Enna Sona - OK Jaanu was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 3:33, 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.