Kajra Kajra Kajraare Kajra - Kajraare by Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan

The Kajraare album has several strong tracks, but Kajra Kajra Kajraare Kajra - Kajraare is the one most listeners come back to first. Himesh Reshammiya sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The vocal on Kajra Kajra Kajraare Kajra - Kajraare is among the better performances Himesh Reshammiya, Sunidhi Chauhan has committed to record. The connection between Gulshan Grover, Himesh Reshammiya, Jasmin Shaikh, Mona Lisa and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

Released in 2010, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Listeners have described the experience of Kajra Kajra Kajraare Kajra - Kajraare differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Kajra Kajra Kajraare Kajra - Kajraare — just 4:38 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Kajra Kajra Kajraare Kajra - Kajraare are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.