Ek Hi Khwab Kai Baar Dekha - Kinara by Bhupinder Singh, Hema Malini

Bhupinder Singh, Hema Malini has delivered memorable performances before, but Ek Hi Khwab Kai Baar Dekha - Kinara sits comfortably among the very best. Behind the melody is the work of R.D. Burman, whose composition choices give Ek Hi Khwab Kai Baar Dekha - Kinara its distinctive texture.

Bhupinder Singh, Hema Malini's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. The connection between a talented ensemble cast and this song is part of what makes it resonate beyond the film itself.

By the end of 1977, Ek Hi Khwab Kai Baar Dekha - Kinara had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. There is no right time to listen to Ek Hi Khwab Kai Baar Dekha - Kinara. There is only the moment you press play and realise it was the right choice.

The concision of Ek Hi Khwab Kai Baar Dekha - Kinara — just 7:59 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. It is, simply, one of the better songs to come from Hindi in recent memory — and the numbers agree.