Rangreli - Daawat-e-Ishq by Shreya Ghoshal, Wajid Khan, Sajid, Wajid, Kausar Munir

The Daawat-e-Ishq album has several strong tracks, but Rangreli - Daawat-e-Ishq is the one most listeners come back to first. Credit goes to Sajid, Wajid for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Shreya Ghoshal, Wajid Khan, Sajid, Wajid, Kausar Munir brings a warmth to Rangreli - Daawat-e-Ishq that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. Featuring Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

Released in 2014, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is no right time to listen to Rangreli - Daawat-e-Ishq. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

At 3:55, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.