Kismat Di Maari by Jordan Sandhu, Goldy Desi Crew

Kismat Di Maari works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Goldy Desi Crew's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The vocal on Kismat Di Maari is among the better performances Jordan Sandhu, Goldy Desi Crew has committed to record. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Kismat Di Maari finds its musical expression here — Kismat Di Maari is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 2016, it arrived at a time when Punjabi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Listeners have described the experience of Kismat Di Maari differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Kismat Di Maari — just 5:20 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Punjabi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.