Nai Nai Aashiqi by Raju Punjabi

The Nai Nai Aashiqi album has several strong tracks, but Nai Nai Aashiqi is the one most listeners come back to first. The production by Raju Punjabi is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Raju Punjabi's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The chemistry of a talented ensemble cast is embedded in every moment of Nai Nai Aashiqi, making it as much a performance as a song.

2021 marked the release of Nai Nai Aashiqi, and Nai Nai Aashiqi was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 3:18, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.