Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che by Amit Trivedi, Mili Nair

Amit Trivedi, Mili Nair has delivered memorable performances before, but Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che sits comfortably among the very best. Credit goes to Amit Trivedi for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The voice of Amit Trivedi, Mili Nair carries Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. For fans of Sushant Singh Rajput, Raj Kumar Yadav, Amit Sadh, Amrita Puri, Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

When it came out in 2013, Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. Listeners have described the experience of Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Meethi Boliyaan - Kai Po Che — just 4:50 — 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 Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.