Kala Doriya - Deewana Main Deewana by Bappi Lahiri, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ila Arun, Sudesh Bhosle

Kala Doriya - Deewana Main Deewana works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Credit goes to Bappi Lahiri for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Kala Doriya - Deewana Main Deewana, Bappi Lahiri, Sunidhi Chauhan, Ila Arun, Sudesh Bhosle clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by Govinda, Priyanka Chopra in Deewana Main Deewana finds its musical expression here — Kala Doriya - Deewana Main Deewana is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2013 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Kala Doriya - Deewana Main Deewana was among the reasons why. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

Running to 7:29, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Kala Doriya - Deewana Main Deewana has earned its place in the catalogue of Hindi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.