Naina Re - Dangerous Ishhq by Himesh Reshammiya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal

Himesh Reshammiya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal has delivered memorable performances before, but Naina Re - Dangerous Ishhq sits comfortably among the very best. Credit goes to Himesh Reshammiya for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Himesh Reshammiya, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shreya Ghoshal inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. Karishma Kapoor, Rajaniesh Duggall, Divya Dutta, Jimmy Sheirgill gave the film its soul, and Naina Re - Dangerous Ishhq is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

Released in 2012, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Listeners have described the experience of Naina Re - Dangerous Ishhq differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Naina Re - Dangerous Ishhq — just 5:32 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Years from now, Naina Re - Dangerous Ishhq will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.