In 2012, he composed several successful songs for films like "Players", "Agent Vinod", "Jannat 2" and Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s "Ferrari Ki Sawaari", where he finally got to work with him and Rajkumar Hirani. Later that year, he scored music for "Barfi!" which won him two Filmfare Awards. "Barfi" is considered to be one of the most critically acclaimed soundtrack album of his career. By 2013, his list included "Race 2", "Murder 3", "Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani", "Dhoom 3" and "Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara" which was his 100th movie as a Music Director in Bollywood. He started 2014 with compositions for "Yaariyan", "Shaadi Ke Side Effects" & "". He then took a break in 2014.