Nasha Nasha - I Me Aur Main by Raghav Sachar, Neha Bhasin

Nasha Nasha - I Me Aur Main works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Raghav Sachar sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

The vocal on Nasha Nasha - I Me Aur Main is among the better performances Raghav Sachar, Neha Bhasin has committed to record. John Abraham, Chitrangada Singh, Prachi Desai, Zarina Wahab, Mini Mathur, Reema Sen are at the heart of I Me Aur Main, and Nasha Nasha - I Me Aur Main captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

The song dates from 2013, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Nasha Nasha - I Me Aur Main is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

In 3:43 minutes, Nasha Nasha - I Me Aur Main builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.