Nakhriley - Kill Dil by Ali Zafar, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Gulzar, Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy

Few songs from 2014 have held their ground as well as Nakhriley - Kill Dil, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Credit goes to Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The vocal on Nakhriley - Kill Dil is among the better performances Ali Zafar, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Gulzar, Shankar, Ehsaan, Loy has committed to record. On screen, Ranveer Singh, Ali Zafar, Govinda, Parineeti Chopra bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

2014 marked the release of Kill Dil, and Nakhriley - Kill Dil was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The 5:13 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. Nakhriley - Kill Dil endures because it was built on feeling rather than formula — and that is the one thing streaming numbers cannot manufacture.