Ho Jaye - Kiss Kis Ko by Band Of Boys, Vikesh Mehta

Some songs are made for a single moment. Ho Jaye - Kiss Kis Ko is made for all of them. What makes Ho Jaye - Kiss Kis Ko musically distinctive is the composition by Band Of Boys, Vikesh Mehta, which balances simplicity with depth.

There are singers who perform songs and singers who live inside them. On Ho Jaye - Kiss Kis Ko, Band Of Boys, Vikesh Mehta clearly belongs in the second group. Featuring Karan B Oberoi, Sudhanshu Pandey, Chaithanya Bhosle, Sherin Varghese, Siddharth Haldipur, Dharmendra, Mallika Sherawat, Karan, Chin2 Bhosle, Bhumika Puri, Aparna Kumar, Ali Khan, Raj Zutshi, the song carries the weight of the film's emotional arc and delivers it with conviction.

Released in 2004, it arrived at a time when Hindi music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. The mood of the track shifts subtly as it progresses, giving even a single listen a sense of journey.

The concision of Ho Jaye - Kiss Kis Ko — just 3:50 — is part of what makes it work. There is nothing here that should not be. The song continues to find new listeners, which is the surest sign that it was made with something genuine at its core.