Rain Rain - Insan by Sunidhi Chauhan

The Insan album has several strong tracks, but Rain Rain - Insan is the one most listeners come back to first. Himesh Reshammiya's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The vocal on Rain Rain - Insan is among the better performances Sunidhi Chauhan has committed to record. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Insan finds its musical expression here — Rain Rain - Insan is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2005 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Rain Rain - Insan was among the reasons why. 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.

Running to 4:55, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.