Hai Apna Dil To Aawara by Sanam, S. D. Burman

Released as part of Hai Apna Dil To Aawara, Hai Apna Dil To Aawara announced itself as a standout the moment it reached listeners. Credit goes to Sanam, S. D. Burman for a score that understands exactly what the song needs and nothing more.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Hai Apna Dil To Aawara, Sanam, S. D. Burman clearly belongs in the second group. a talented ensemble cast gave the film its soul, and Hai Apna Dil To Aawara is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

By the end of 2016, Hai Apna Dil To Aawara had moved well beyond its original audience and into everyday playlists. Listeners have described the experience of Hai Apna Dil To Aawara differently — romantic, melancholic, uplifting — which suggests the song is large enough to hold many truths.

Running to 3:20, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Songs like Hai Apna Dil To Aawara are the reason people fall in love with Indian Pop music and never quite fall out of it.