Rakth Ka Hai - Naach by Shailendra Swapnil, Amar Mohile, Makrand Deshpande, Kunal Ganjawala, Shweta Pandit

There is an honesty to Rakth Ka Hai - Naach that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. Credit goes to Shailendra Swapnil, Amar Mohile for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Shailendra Swapnil, Amar Mohile, Makrand Deshpande, Kunal Ganjawala, Shweta Pandit brings a warmth to Rakth Ka Hai - Naach that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. Hearing Rakth Ka Hai - Naach without thinking of Abhishek Bachchan, Antara Mali is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Naach.

The song dates from 2004, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. Listeners have described the experience of Rakth Ka Hai - Naach differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

The concision of Rakth Ka Hai - Naach — just 6:13 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Shailendra Swapnil, Amar Mohile, Makrand Deshpande, Kunal Ganjawala, Shweta Pandit and Shailendra Swapnil, Amar Mohile, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.