Hari Puttar - Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors by Aadesh Shrivastava, Shaan, Neha Bhasin

Hari Puttar - Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors is the kind of song that earns its place in a playlist and then refuses to leave. Credit goes to Aadesh Shrivastava for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Aadesh Shrivastava, Shaan, Neha Bhasin delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors finds its musical expression here — Hari Puttar - Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 2008, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Listeners have described the experience of Hari Puttar - Hari Puttar: A Comedy Of Terrors differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 4:50, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. The track stands as evidence that Aadesh Shrivastava, Shaan, Neha Bhasin and Aadesh Shrivastava, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.