Mora Piya - Raajneeti by Aadesh Shrivastava, Shashi, Rosalie Nicholson

Mora Piya - Raajneeti arrived from the Raajneeti album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2010. Aadesh Shrivastava built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

Aadesh Shrivastava, Shashi, Rosalie Nicholson inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. The story told by Ajay Devgn, Ranbir Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, Arjun Rampal, Manoj Bajpayee, Sarah Thompson, Naseeruddin Shah, Nana Patekar in Raajneeti finds its musical expression here — Mora Piya - Raajneeti is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2010 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Mora Piya - Raajneeti was among the reasons why. Listeners have described the experience of Mora Piya - Raajneeti differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The 5:44 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Years from now, Mora Piya - Raajneeti will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.