Rehmat Zara Hum Par - Lamhaa by Mithoon, Mohammed Irfan

Not every song from Lamhaa lingers, but Rehmat Zara Hum Par - Lamhaa is the one that stays. Mithoon built the instrumental foundation carefully here — every element earns its place in the mix.

Mithoon, Mohammed Irfan brings a warmth to Rehmat Zara Hum Par - Lamhaa that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. The chemistry of Sanjay Dutt, Bipasha Basu is embedded in every moment of Rehmat Zara Hum Par - Lamhaa, making it as much a performance as a song.

By the end of 2010, Rehmat Zara Hum Par - Lamhaa had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

Running to 5:24, 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.