Murshid Khele Holi - D-Day by Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Munawar Masoom, Javed Ali, Shankar Mahadevan, Gaurav Gupta, Rajiv Sundaresan, Mani Mahadevan, Raman Mahadevan

Released as part of D-Day, Murshid Khele Holi - D-Day announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. The music, composed by Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The voice of Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy, Munawar Masoom, Javed Ali, Shankar Mahadevan, Gaurav Gupta, Rajiv Sundaresan, Mani Mahadevan, Raman Mahadevan carries Murshid Khele Holi - D-Day effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Arjun Rampal, Shruti Haasan, Huma Qureshi, Naseeruddin Shah gave the film its soul, and Murshid Khele Holi - D-Day is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2013 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Murshid Khele Holi - D-Day was among the reasons why. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

In 7:33 minutes, Murshid Khele Holi - D-Day builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. This is music that holds up — not because it is perfect, but because it is honest, and honesty in a song is irreplaceable.