Yeh Jo Halki Halki Khumariya - Son Of Sardaar by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

Yeh Jo Halki Halki Khumariya - Son Of Sardaar works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Credit goes to Sajid, Wajid for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The performance by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is the centrepiece here — controlled where it needs to be, open where it counts. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

2012 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Yeh Jo Halki Halki Khumariya - Son Of Sardaar was among the reasons why. There is a quality to Yeh Jo Halki Halki Khumariya - Son Of Sardaar that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

Running to 5:31, 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.