Aaj Bhi by Vishal Mishra

Few songs from 2020 have held their ground as well as Aaj Bhi, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Vishal Mishra sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Vishal Mishra delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. For fans of a talented ensemble cast, Aaj Bhi is one of those songs that immediately conjures specific scenes and emotions.

2020 was a strong year for Indian Pop music, and Aaj Bhi was among the reasons why. There is no right time to listen to Aaj Bhi. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The 4:01 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.