Aai Aai Re Holi - Aabroo by Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey

The Aabroo album has several strong tracks, but Aai Aai Re Holi - Aabroo is the one most listeners come back to first. The music, composed by Manna Dey, Sonik, Omi, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Aabroo finds its musical expression here — Aai Aai Re Holi - Aabroo is where the film's heart beats loudest.

1968 marked the release of Aabroo, and Aai Aai Re Holi - Aabroo was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The 7:27 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The track stands as evidence that Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey and Manna Dey, Sonik, Omi, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.