Udan Choo - Banjo by Hriday Gattani

Not every song from Banjo lingers, but Udan Choo - Banjo is the one that stays. Credit goes to Hriday Gattani, Vishal, Shekhar, Amitabh Bhattacharya for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The performance by Hriday Gattani is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. Featuring a talented ensemble cast, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

2016 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Udan Choo - Banjo was among the reasons why. Listeners have described the experience of Udan Choo - Banjo differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

In 4:16 minutes, Udan Choo - Banjo builds, opens up, and resolves in a way that feels complete rather than truncated. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.