Ishq Ne Kitna - Gumnaam by Nadeem Shravan, Adnan Sami, Shreya Ghoshal

Not every song from Gumnaam lingers, but Ishq Ne Kitna - Gumnaam is the one that stays. Credit goes to Nadeem Saifi, Shravan Rathod for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Every line Nadeem Shravan, Adnan Sami, Shreya Ghoshal sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. For fans of Mahima Chaudhary, Dino Morea, Ishq Ne Kitna - Gumnaam is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2008 marked the release of Gumnaam, and Ishq Ne Kitna - Gumnaam was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Listeners have described the experience of Ishq Ne Kitna - Gumnaam differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

At 6:52, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.