Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay by Mithoon

Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Mithoon sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay, Mithoon clearly belongs in the second group. Ajay Devgn, Sayyeshaa, Erika Kaar, Abigail Eames, Vir Das, Girish Karnad, Saurabh Shukla gave the film its soul, and Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

By the end of 2016, Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Listeners have described the experience of Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

At 5:52, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. Songs like Tere Naal Ishqa - Shivaay are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.