Naina Di Gal by Kanth Kaler, Feroz Khan

There is an honesty to Naina Di Gal that separates it from most Punjabi songs released around the same time. Credit goes to Kamal Kaler for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Kanth Kaler, Feroz Khan understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. On screen, a talented ensemble cast bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

2015 was a strong year for Punjabi music, and Naina Di Gal was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to Naina Di Gal. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The 4:39 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Punjabi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.