Don't Worry Be Happy - Toofan by Amitabh Bachchan, Manhar Udhas

Amitabh Bachchan, Manhar Udhas has delivered memorable performances before, but Don't Worry Be Happy - Toofan sits comfortably among the very best. Credit goes to Amitabh Bachchan, Manhar Udhas, Anu Malik for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

Amitabh Bachchan, Manhar Udhas inhabits this song completely, making every phrase feel like it was written specifically for this voice. Hearing Don't Worry Be Happy - Toofan without thinking of a talented ensemble cast is almost impossible for anyone who has seen Toofan.

Released in 1989, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. There is a quality to Don't Worry Be Happy - Toofan that makes it feel like company — the kind of song you put on when words feel insufficient.

The 6:04 runtime feels perfectly judged — long enough to develop its ideas, short enough to compel a second play. The track stands as evidence that Amitabh Bachchan, Manhar Udhas and Amitabh Bachchan, Manhar Udhas, Anu Malik, working together, are capable of something well above the ordinary.