Woh Tu Hain (Female Version) - Sumeru by Shekinah Mukhiya

There is an honesty to Woh Tu Hain (Female Version) - Sumeru that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. The music, composed by Shekinah Mukhiya, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The performance by Shekinah Mukhiya 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.

The song dates from 2021, but nothing about it sounds dated — the emotions it captures are not tied to a moment. The emotional register of Woh Tu Hain (Female Version) - Sumeru is wide enough to fit celebration and solitude equally well.

Running to 5:14, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.