Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba - Raaj Tilak by Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar

Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba - Raaj Tilak is one of those rare Hindi tracks that manages to feel both fresh and familiar the moment it begins. Credit goes to Anandji, Kalyanji for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba - Raaj Tilak, Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar clearly belongs in the second group. The song is tied to a talented ensemble cast, whose presence gives Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba - Raaj Tilak a visual dimension that fans of the film will always associate with it.

1984 marked the release of Raaj Tilak, and Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba - Raaj Tilak was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. It is the kind of track that works at full volume with friends and equally well in a quiet room alone — the mood adjusts without the song changing.

The concision of Ajooba Ajooba Ajooba - Raaj Tilak — just 6:51 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The track stands as evidence that Asha Bhosle, Suresh Wadkar and Anandji, Kalyanji, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.