Aaj Bhi Party - Jo Hum Chahein by Sachin Gupta, Suraj Jagan

Some songs are made for a single moment. Aaj Bhi Party - Jo Hum Chahein is made for all of them. Behind the melody is the work of Sachin Gupta, whose composition choices give Aaj Bhi Party - Jo Hum Chahein its distinctive texture.

Every line Sachin Gupta, Suraj Jagan sings feels considered, as though the performance was thought through long before recording began. On screen, Achint Kaur, Aly Khan, Simran Mundi, Sunny Gill bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

By the end of 2011, Aaj Bhi Party - Jo Hum Chahein had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. There is no right time to listen to Aaj Bhi Party - Jo Hum Chahein. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 3:46, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.