Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap by Agnee, Yamini Lavanian, Nikhil D'souza

Few songs from 2012 have held their ground as well as Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap, a track that keeps finding new audiences. What makes Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap musically distinctive is the composition by Agnee, which balances simplicity with depth.

The voice of Agnee, Yamini Lavanian, Nikhil D'souza carries Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The song is tied to Amit Purohit, Pitobash Tripathy, Rituparna Sengupta, Ruhi Chaturvedi, Gamya Wijayadasa, Raghuvir Yadav, Omkar Das Manikpuri, Murli Sharma, Aabid Shamim, Abhimanyu Shekhar Singh, Harsh Rajput, Vijay Raaz, Krishna Srivastava, whose presence gives Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

By the end of 2012, Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

The concision of Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap — just 4:57 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Shuruwat Pyaar Ki - Aalaap has earned its place in the catalogue of Hindi music that genuinely matters. The listeners who found it early already knew.