Aarti - Baghban by Udit Narayan, Sneha Pant

The Baghban album has several strong tracks, but Aarti - Baghban is the one most listeners come back to first. Aadesh Shrivastava's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

The vocal on Aarti - Baghban is among the better performances Udit Narayan, Sneha Pant has committed to record. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Aarti - Baghban is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

By the end of 2003, Aarti - Baghban had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

Running to 3:38, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Aarti - Baghban are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.