Lehrein - Aisha by Amit Trivedi, Anusha Mani, Neuman Pinto, Nikhil D'souza

Released as part of Aisha, Lehrein - Aisha announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. The music, composed by Amit Trivedi, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Amit Trivedi, Anusha Mani, Neuman Pinto, Nikhil D'souza understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. Hearing Lehrein - Aisha without thinking of Sonam Kapoor, Abhay Deol is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Aisha.

2010 marked the release of Aisha, and Lehrein - Aisha was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Listeners have described the experience of Lehrein - Aisha differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The 4:50 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.