Main Kya Karoon - Barfi by Pritam, Nikhil Paul George

Main Kya Karoon - Barfi works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Pritam's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Main Kya Karoon - Barfi, Pritam, Nikhil Paul George clearly belongs in the second group. For fans of Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Ileana D'Cruz, Main Kya Karoon - Barfi is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2012 marked the release of Barfi, and Main Kya Karoon - Barfi was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. Listeners have described the experience of Main Kya Karoon - Barfi differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

In 4:30 minutes, Main Kya Karoon - Barfi builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. For anyone yet to hear Main Kya Karoon - Barfi, the experience ahead is a good one. For those returning, it will be as good as they remember.