Ab Ghar Aaja - Haasil by Javed Ali

Not every song from Haasil lingers, but Ab Ghar Aaja - Haasil is the one that stays. Credit goes to Jatin, Lalit for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

The voice of Javed Ali carries Ab Ghar Aaja - Haasil effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The story told by Jimmy Sheirgill, Hrishita Bhatt, Irrfan Khan, Ashutosh Rana in Haasil finds its musical expression here — Ab Ghar Aaja - Haasil is where the film's heart beats loudest.

2003 was a strong year for Hindi music, and Ab Ghar Aaja - Haasil was among the reasons why. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The concision of Ab Ghar Aaja - Haasil — just 4:49 — 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.