Ha Faqeero - Tahaan by Taufique Qureshi, Gulzar Ganai

Released as part of Tahaan, Ha Faqeero - Tahaan announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. The music, composed by Taufique Qureshi, carries the song forward with a confidence that matches the performance.

The voice of Taufique Qureshi, Gulzar Ganai carries Ha Faqeero - Tahaan effortlessly, which is the highest compliment a song can give its singer. The story told by Purav Bhandare, Victor Bannerjee, Sarika Kapoor, Sana Shaikh, Anupam Kher, Rahul Bose, Rahul Khanna in Tahaan finds its musical expression here — Ha Faqeero - Tahaan is where the film's heart beats loudest.

Released in 2008, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. 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.

Running to 6:10, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. It is, at the end of it, a very good song — and sometimes that is the only explanation that matters.