Aloo Ki Bhaji - Wafa by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar

There is an honesty to Aloo Ki Bhaji - Wafa that separates it from most Hindi songs released around the same time. Laxmikant, Pyarelal's arrangement gives the track a layered quality that rewards repeated listening.

Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. On screen, a talented ensemble cast bring the emotional world of the song to life in a way that enhances rather than competes with the music.

1972 marked the release of Wafa, and Aloo Ki Bhaji - Wafa was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. There is no right time to listen to Aloo Ki Bhaji - Wafa. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Aloo Ki Bhaji - Wafa — just 3:18 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. Songs like Aloo Ki Bhaji - Wafa are the reason people fall in love with Hindi music and never quite fall out of it.