Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Men Samao Na - Khiladi by Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi

Released as part of Khiladi, Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Men Samao Na - Khiladi announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. The music, composed by Lala Assar Sattar, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Men Samao Na - Khiladi, Asha Bhosle, Mohammed Rafi clearly belongs in the second group. The story told by a talented ensemble cast in Khiladi finds its musical expression here — Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Men Samao Na - Khiladi is where the film's heart beats loudest.

When it came out in 1968, Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Men Samao Na - Khiladi felt timely. Years later, it feels timeless. There is no right time to listen to Aao Ji Aao Na Dil Men Samao Na - Khiladi. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

Running to 3:18, 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.