Kudi Gujarat Di - Sweetiee Weds NRI by Jasbir Jassi, Sonia Sharma, AKASA

Not every song from Sweetiee Weds NRI lingers, but Kudi Gujarat Di - Sweetiee Weds NRI is the one that stays. What makes Kudi Gujarat Di - Sweetiee Weds NRI musically distinctive is the composition by Jaidev Kumar, which balances simplicity with depth.

Every line Jasbir Jassi, Sonia Sharma, AKASA sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Hearing Kudi Gujarat Di - Sweetiee Weds NRI without thinking of Himansh Kohli, Zoya Afroz, Darshan Jariwalla, Kiran Joneja is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Sweetiee Weds NRI.

2017 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Kudi Gujarat Di - Sweetiee Weds NRI was among the reasons why. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

Running to 3:42, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.