Aayi Bahaar - Ankhon Dekhi by Sagar Desai, Kailash Kher

Some songs are made for a single moment. Aayi Bahaar - Ankhon Dekhi is made for all of them. The production by Sagar Desai is understated in the best way — supportive without overshadowing the vocal.

Sagar Desai, Kailash Kher delivers the lyrics with a nuance that turns an already strong song into something genuinely moving. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

2014 marked the release of Ankhon Dekhi, and Aayi Bahaar - Ankhon Dekhi was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is a quality to Aayi Bahaar - Ankhon Dekhi that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The concision of Aayi Bahaar - Ankhon Dekhi — just 3:31 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.