Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey by Shilpa Rao, R. Anandh, Swanand Kirkire

Not every song from Lafangey Parindey lingers, but Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey is the one that stays. R. Anandh has a history of strong work, and the music on Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey is among the most memorable of it.

Every line Shilpa Rao, R. Anandh, Swanand Kirkire sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. Deepika Padukone, Neil Nitin Mukesh gave the film its soul, and Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

2010 marked the release of Lafangey Parindey, and Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The emotional register of Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

The concision of Nain Parindey - Lafangey Parindey — just 4:24 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.