(Moh)It was a sweet number

True to its title, Ala Barfi, the title track of Barfi!, was a sweet song.

But in this context, Barfi wasn’t the sweet, but a corruption of Murphy, the name of the character essayed by Ranbir Kapoor, the film’s leading man.

The track, which was five minutes and 19 seconds long, was penned by Swanand Kirkire.

Pritam composed it.

It wouldn’t be incorrect to call the song, which was rendered by Mr Chauhan, a (Mo)hit. Moreover, it was certainly worth listening to repeatedly.

There was a reference to Murphy Radio, the England-based manufacturer of radios.