Aate Jate Khoobsurat Awara - Anurodh by Kishore Kumar

Few songs from 1977 have held their ground as well as Aate Jate Khoobsurat Awara - Anurodh, a track that keeps finding new audiences. Laxmikant, Pyarelal's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Kishore Kumar understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. Rajesh Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Ashok Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Asrani, Nirupa Roy, Reeta Bhaduri, Utpal Dutta are at the heart of Anurodh, and Aate Jate Khoobsurat Awara - Anurodh captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

1977 marked the release of Anurodh, and Aate Jate Khoobsurat Awara - Anurodh was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Aate Jate Khoobsurat Awara - Anurodh. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Aate Jate Khoobsurat Awara - Anurodh — just 5:53 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.