Jeevan Ek Rangoli - I Am Kalam by Susmit Bose, Shivji Dholi

Jeevan Ek Rangoli - I Am Kalam works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Behind the melody is the work of Susmit Bose, whose composition choices give Jeevan Ek Rangoli - I Am Kalam its distinctive texture.

The voice of Susmit Bose, Shivji Dholi carries Jeevan Ek Rangoli - I Am Kalam effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The story told by Gulshan Grover, Beatrice Ordeix, Harsh Mayar, Hussan Saad, Meena Mir, Pitobash Tripathy in I Am Kalam finds its musical expression here — Jeevan Ek Rangoli - I Am Kalam is where the film's heart beats loudest.

The song dates from 2011, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Jeevan Ek Rangoli - I Am Kalam is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The 3:03 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The track stands as evidence that Susmit Bose, Shivji Dholi and Susmit Bose, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.