Meri Zindgi Bana Ja by Nick Dhammu, Sharry Maan

There is an honesty to Meri Zindgi Bana Ja that separates it from most Indian Pop songs released around the same time. Nick Dhammu has a history of strong work, and the music on Meri Zindgi Bana Ja is among the most memorable of it.

Nick Dhammu, Sharry Maan inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. Sharry Maan, Rannvijay Singh, Vinaypal Buttar, Mukesh Vohra, Gulzar Inder Chahal, Mandy Takhar, Miss Pooja, Gunjan Walia, Prabhleen Sandhu gave the film its soul, and Meri Zindgi Bana Ja is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2013 marked the release of Ishq Garaari, and Meri Zindgi Bana Ja was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

In 4:09 minutes, Meri Zindgi Bana Ja builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. The track stands as evidence that Nick Dhammu, Sharry Maan and Nick Dhammu, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.