Ga Mere Sang - Gunahon Ka Faisla by Lata Mangeshkar, Pankaj Udhas

Ga Mere Sang - Gunahon Ka Faisla arrived from the Gunahon Ka Faisla album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 1988. Bappi Lahiri sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Lata Mangeshkar, Pankaj Udhas brings a warmth to Ga Mere Sang - Gunahon Ka Faisla that no production choice could manufacture — it has to be felt, and here it is. Dimple Kapadia, Danny, Anjana Mumtaz, Prem Chopra, Shatrughan Sinha, Chunky Pandey, Pran, Gulshan Grover, Annu Kapoor gave the film its soul, and Ga Mere Sang - Gunahon Ka Faisla is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

1988 marked the release of Gunahon Ka Faisla, and Ga Mere Sang - Gunahon Ka Faisla was the track that ensured the album would be remembered. The song rewards full attention but also works as company in the background — a flexibility that most tracks never achieve.

The concision of Ga Mere Sang - Gunahon Ka Faisla — just 9:19 — 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.